Abstract
This study offers a comparative literary and rhetorical analysis of the Synoptic accounts of the calming of the storm (Mk 4:35–41; Mt 8:23–27; Lk 8:22–25), identifying both a shared narrative core and distinct redactional tendencies. Building on this synoptic comparison, the analysis of rhetorical devices demonstrates that these elements function as deliberate compositional strategies rather than mere stylistic features. It further shows that Mark preserves a vivid, Semitic-influenced style, Matthew presents a more concise theological account, and Luke develops a refined and rhetorically sophisticated narrative. In this way, each evangelist reshapes the inherited tradition to direct the reader’s understanding of Jesus’ identity and authority in accordance with particular theological aims and pastoral concerns.