Questions tagged [synoptic-problem]
The synoptic problem refers to the puzzle of the precise literary relationship between the three "synoptic" Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke which share a significant number of parallel passages, often in the same sequence, and often including the same or nearly the same words.
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On the premise of an early Matthew, how does the intertextual relationship with Matthew 20:20–28 inform our understanding of 1 Timothy 2:1–15?
I have previously articulated my perspective that Matthew was written early, coincident with the events of Acts 10-11, and was employed by Paul during his missionary journeys (here, here, and here). ...
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In the parallel accounts, why do Mark and Luke avoid using προσκυνέω (worship), with respect to Jesus?
I was comparing some of the synoptic accounts and noted that where Matthew uses προσκυνέω/proskuneō (prostrate before, worship), Mark and Luke generally don't.
Here is where my observation started, as ...
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"Where the body is, there the vultures will gather" - Why do Matthew and Luke place this teaching in different contexts?
Note: this is not a duplicate of this question because it focuses on placement and context and asks about the difference between Matthew and Luke's understanding of the saying.
In Matthew 24:28 and ...
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To what do the "books" refer in 2 Tim 4:13?
In 2 Timothy 4:13, the text says:
Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the books, especially the parchments. (NKJV)
Τὸν φαιλόνην [or φελόνην] ὃν ἀπέλιπον ἐν Τρῳάδι παρὰ ...
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To What Prior Writing (proegraphē) Was Paul Referring in Galatians 3:1 Which Speaks of Christ as Crucified?
On the premise that Galatians was written after Paul's first missionary journey, when he visited the lower region of the province of Galatia (Acts 14), but before the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15):
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Is Acts 19:19–20 demonstrating the supremacy of Scripture over magic books?
On the premise that Matthew was published within five to ten years of the resurrection (ref. How would an early Matthew, written before Paul's writings, change our understanding of Paul's writings?), ...
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Gospel Parallels Following Matthean Order?
I will be preaching/teaching out of portions of Matthew over the next couple months, and so am tapping into the other Gospels for their elaboration of (seemingly) common events. Of course, the ...
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How would an early Matthew, written before Paul's writings, change our understanding of Paul's writings?
In biblical studies it is often important, when exegeting a New Testament passage, to first determine whether the passage includes any Old Testament citations or allusions, and if so, then to ...
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Does anyone know precisely whether the gospel of Matthew was written before or after AD 70?
I pray that someone may have some reliable sources that I would like to use when speaking to atheists.
What is the evidence that Matthew was written before or after AD 70?
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Why do Matthew & Luke report that Joseph (Jesus' stepfather) had two different fathers?
I ran into a YouTube video that claims the Gospels of Luke and Mathew contradict on the name of Joseph's father. Luke claims that Joseph's father was a man named Heli but Mathew claims that the father ...
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Is the textual evidence to the missing ending to Mark evidence of Mark being the earliest Gospel?
Mark 16:8 seems much too abrupt for an ending to the Gospel of Mark. The textual evidence indicates that none of the four endings we now have after Mark 16:8 are original, in other words the original ...
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If Mark was dependent on Luke, then why would Mark exclude the Q material from Luke?
If Mark had access to Luke, and his edition of Luke already included the so-called "Q material," how can we reasonably explain his failure to include that material in his Gospel?
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Matthews account of Jesus' conception appears from the perspective of Joseph. It is often conflated with Lukes version. Are the sources the same? [closed]
It is tempting to counter Mary and the Holy Spirit’s silence in the Matthean account of Jesus' conception with Luke’s poetic detailing through conflation of materials from two gospels. However some ...
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Matthew's Use of Luke? [duplicate]
Does anyone know of any critical scholars who argue for Matthew's use of Luke? I think I recall Hengel once argued this, but I do not know where. This is an option that hardly anyone even considers in ...
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Was Luke 17:22 added later? I don't see it mentioned in the similar passages in the other Synoptics [closed]
And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it."
Did Jesus actually say this, was this a saying added by ...
