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- the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
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- These three gospels, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, are called the Synoptics, because of the tight literary relationship between them. The Jesus Dynasty
- Further, he pays little attention to books of the New Testament beyond the synoptics, John, and the authentic letters of Paul.
- In the Synoptics, the most characteristic form is the parable: a fresh, pithy, and often paradoxical story set in the everyday world of Jesus' time, and used above all to develop Jesus' key theme: the kingdom of God.
- Luke are now commonly known as the Synoptics, or Synoptic Gospels. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
- Brown and also Dunn are able to put this under diversity but at times I must say that there almost arises a different Jesus, especially when comparing the 'Markan' Jesus to the one in John's gospel:S Its not so much the message he preaches, which I think is quite consistent throughout the Synoptics and even John, but more 'who' he is, and what Im wondering is, how much diversity is possible for there to be still a unified NT and consequently a clear picture of Jesus? Review of Bart Ehrman, Jesus, Interrupted
- I think there are a range of plausible options on the question of the relationship between John and Mark or others of the Synoptics, and while I can understand what might persuade someone that John is dependent on Mark, I must confess that I'm not at present certain. Lincoln's Commentary on the Gospel of John
- The last big narrative difference with the Gospel of John from the synoptics is this guy named the beloved disciple.
- A related argument in this regard is that only John's Gospel portrays Jesus as claiming to be God; and since it is later than the Synoptics, the claims are the result of an evolution in Christian theology.
- A quick glance at Priest's index assures us that the King James Version doesn't mention Bartholomew, at least not in the Synoptics.
- Obvious and highly important differences, in style and substance, separate the three "Synoptics," taken together, from the fourth Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays