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  • noun Plural form of Synoptic.

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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 James D. Tabor 2006

  • These three gospels, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, are called the Synoptics, because of the tight literary relationship between them.

    The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

  • 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 James Edward Talmage 1897

  • Mk., and Lk. have received in scientific theology the common name "Synoptics," because their gospels, in virtue of their far-reaching agreement, may be regarded or "viewed together" with one glance (Synopsis means "common view").

    The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908

  • 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 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • Call it 'Q' or oral teachings or whatever, the evidence applies most to the veracity of the stories and sayings common to the Synoptics.

    An Amazing First Century 2009

  • That was before I came to favor the Farrer hypothesis, the dependence of Thomas on the Synoptics and started to doubt the criteria used by Crossan and the other Jesus Seminar members and I haven't read a historical Jesus study that has at all convinced me of their methodology since then.

    More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

  • 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 James F. McGrath 2010

  • On the other hand, several features of the Johannine presentation of Jesus have long seemed to possess their own claims to historicity, even over and against the Synoptics.

    Mythunderstanding The Criteria Of Authenticity James F. McGrath 2010

  • That was before I came to favor the Farrer hypothesis, the dependence of Thomas on the Synoptics and started to doubt the criteria used by Crossan and the other Jesus Seminar members

    More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

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