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	Synoptic Problem FAQ
		The synoptic problem is an investigation into the existence and nature of the literary interrelationship among the first three "synoptic" gospels.
		Any proposed solution to the synoptic problem, therefore, must account for these literary similarities among the synoptics, not so much in terms of their factual content, but in the selection of that content, the arrangement of the material, and wording of the parallels.
		The synoptic problem is the cornerstone of historical critical scholarship of the gospels.
	www.mindspring.com /~scarlson/synopt/faq.htm (2315 words)

	Synoptic Problem Website
		Synoptic Problem FAQ, and the "Synoptic Problem" entry in the
		Stein also covers form and redaction criticism, while Goodacre's treatment of the synoptic problem is more thorough and balanced.
		The major evidence for resolving the synoptic problem is internal: the patterns of agreements and disagreements in the wording of the Greek text of the gospels.
	www.hypotyposeis.org /synoptic-problem (416 words)

	Synoptic Gospels Primer - Glossary: Synoptic Problem
		The Synoptic Problem is the challenge confronting any student of the gospels: find a working hypothesis that is adequate to account for all the similarities and differences in these 3 compositions.
		The Synoptic Problem - overview of the history of the development of the dominant hypotheses regarding the sources and literary relationship of the first three canonical gospel (Jesus Seminar Forum).
		The Synoptic Problem - Chapter 4 of A. McNeile's Introduction to the Study of the New Testament (1927).
	virtualreligion.net /primer/synoptic.html (1299 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Synoptics
		Synoptics, in their sources, minor differences in the events recorded continually appear, which can be fully realized only through a diligent study of the parallel passages, or through the perusal of larger commentaries in which such constant differences are distinctly pointed out.
		Synoptics record, and of this the Evangelists themselves were fully aware (Matthew 11:21; 23:37; Luke 10:13; John 21:25; etc.); whence then does it come that the framework of the Synoptic narrative is practically the same in all the
		Its general principle of solution of the Synoptic Problem is that in the composition of their writings, the first three Evangelists have all made use of earlier written material.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14389b.htm (4848 words)

	Synoptic problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The synoptic problem concerns the literary relationships between and among the first three canonical gospels (the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke), known as the Synoptic Gospels.
		According to the two-source hypothesis: The sources for Matthew and Luke are the Gospel of Mark and the Q document.
		Synoptic Problem Homepage: analysis of the various theories that have been proposed, bibliographical information, articles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Synoptic_problem (1462 words)

	The Present State of the Synoptic Problem
		The present state of the Synoptic Problem can best be gauged in the light of brief observations on five important publications appearing in the period 1990-1996.
		The present state of the Synoptic Problem is characterized by a remarkable lack of consensus among practicing specialists in Gospel Studies as to the scientific grounds for their work.
		We see then that the present state of the Synoptic problem, as represented by these five books, is one in which there appears to be no longer any theoretical basis for the existence of "Q", and it appears that the old Streeterian reasons for belief in Marcan priority are no longer regarded as valid.
	www.colby.edu /rel/2gh/prstate.htm (8923 words)

	The Synoptic Problem: The Literary Relationship of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
		So, an understanding of the "synoptic problem" is a crucial first step in any detailed study of the Gospels and their testimony to Jesus the Christ, simply because it allows us to begin with the witness of the biblical text itself.
		So, the Synoptic Problem is the way that serious students of the Gospels attempt to understand the origins and interrelationships of the first three Gospels that will explain both the similarities and the differences between them.
		The specific formulation and study of these issues as "the Synoptic Problem" is a relatively recent endeavor, dating to the 18th century and the rise of the analytical study of Scripture as a result of the Enlightenment.
	www.cresourcei.org /synoptic.html (9201 words)

	Synoptic Gospels - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The question of the relations between the three is called the Synoptic problem.
		The traditional Roman Catholic view is that Matthew (in an Aramaic version) preceded Mark and Luke, but that Matthew's Greek translation of his Aramaic Gospel may have come after Mark and Luke.
		Reading the fossils of faith: Thomas Henry Huxley and the evolutionary subtext of the synoptic problem.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-synoptic.html (397 words)

	Synoptic problem - Theopedia
		"The Synoptic Problem, briefly stated, is the attempt to explain how Matthew, Mark, and Luke agree, yet disagree, in these three areas: content, wording, and order...
		Synoptic Problem is the term that has been used to describe the task in determining the precise relationships between the first three gospels.
		This section is a brief overview of current speculative solutions to the Synoptic Problem including scholarly thought first proposed in the 1800's and traveling back through traditional church history and church views citing the writings of the ancient church fathers.
	www.theopedia.com /Synoptic_problem (510 words)

	The Synoptic Problem
		The synoptic problem lies in the fact that Matthew, Mark, and Luke seem to bear a literary relationship to each other.
		Papias, who lived in about 100 C.E., wrote about the synoptic problem, but unfortunately his works have all been lost, and all we have are quotations from his writings by Eusebius and others.
		Their work does not bear directly on the Synoptic problem, however, but is based on the Streeter hypothesis, augmented by some of the newer finds such as the Gospel of Thomas and other recently discovered fragments of the gospels.
	www.megasociety.net /noesis/138/synoptic.html (2346 words)

	The Synoptic Problem
		"The Synoptic problem is the problem of stating what the literary relationship among the Synoptics is in such a way that their similarities and differences are explained"(Moreland 152).
		This problem is also one that Bible critics have long latched onto to argue that the Bible is merely a product of man. It is not within the scope or possibility of this study to answer all of the supposed problems.
		Before looking at some factors important for solving the Synoptic problem, it would be good to ask, "When does a contradiction exist?" It seems that some are quick to charge that there are contradictions without fully examining the context or situation in which statements are given.
	www.focusmagazine.org /Articles/synopticproblem.htm (1550 words)

	The Synoptic Problem
		This, then, is the "Synoptic Problem," one which is cast into high relief by the presence of the Gospel of John in the New Testament with its more independent presentation of the story of Jesus.
		In the "Oral Theory," similarities among the Synoptic Gospels are attributed to the fact that all three Gospels draw heavily on the structured and durable oral traditions deriving from the early Christian community in Jerusalem.
		Our greatest problem with regard to the Synoptic Gospels is not with the issue of literary relationships, but with appropriating and actualizing the lessons of these sacred books in our individual lives and corporate existence.
	www.andrews.edu /~jmcvay/puc_classes/relb328/Synoptic.htm (3881 words)

	The synoptic project.
		My abiding interest in the synoptic problem has driven me for some time to create Greek synopses on my computer and color-code them for agreements between the three synoptic gospels.
		My synoptic inventories are designed as gateways to synopses much like those that I color for my own personal use.
		Synoptic phenomena will be pointed out, including agreements between Matthew and Luke against Mark, characteristic vocabulary terms, and repeated or transposed formulae.
	www.textexcavation.com /synopticproject.html (1104 words)

	What is the synoptic problem?
		The many similarities between the Synoptic Gospels has led some to wonder if the Gospel authors had a common source, another written account of Christ’s birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection from which they obtained the material for their Gospels.
		There is absolutely no problem with the idea that Matthew and/or Luke copied some text from Mark’s Gospel and used it in their Gospels.
		Another explanation is simply that the Synoptic Gospels are so similar because they are all inspired by the same Holy Spirit, and are all written by people who witnessed, or were told about, the same events.
	www.gotquestions.org /synoptic-problem.html (570 words)

	ODD WAYS OF STUDYING THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM
		In that statement, the "Synoptic Problem" was solved in his mind and not to be doubted.
		Ask "John Doe" about [the Synoptic Problem] and he will suppose you are discussing some new fiber optic cable." All of this indicated to me that even if I was able to get many people to respond, that very few know the issue well enough for an informed opinion.
		Although a thorough study of the gospels can hardly avoid the Synoptic Problem and all of the proposed answers to it, such is an issue that is fairly unimportant in the overall scheme of life.
	www.frontline-apologetics.com /synoptic_problem_study.htm (3741 words)

	Synoptic Problem
		The Synoptic Problem concerns the literary relationship between the first three "synoptic" gospels of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
		Synoptic-L is an academic list devoted to the critical, scholarly study of the Synoptic Problem and related topics.
		The archived material contains a debate about Q. B-Greek: Although higher critical topics such as the Synoptic Problem are not the focus of this list, B-Greek is a helpful place for investigating the meaning of the Greek text of the Bible, including, of course, the synoptic Gospels.
	www.mindspring.com /~scarlson/synopt (1134 words)

	The Synoptic Problem and "Bias": A Rejoinder to Glenn Miller
		Miller argues that the synoptic problem is not a "very relevant argument to the issue of bias" and "simply cannot provide any data as to the issue of ‘bias leading to distortion’ on the part of the NT authors." First, let me reiterate that "bias" is an unfortunate word.
		Having said that, I think Miller fails to appreciate just how profound the synoptic problem is with respect to whether or not the evangelists were "biased" in their presentation of the gospel message.
		In the end, any theory that seeks to solve the synoptic problem must take into account that both oral and written materials were used by the evangelists in composing their gospels.
	www.infidels.org /library/modern/james_still/bias2.html (10500 words)

	IBRI Research Report #2 - The Synoptic Problem: A Proposal for Handling Both Internal & External Evidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The internal evidence relevant to the synoptic problem is complex and confusing.
		What is surprising is the synoptics' unanimous presentation of such specific miracles as the healing of Peter's mother-in-law (13, 47),[24] a certain leper (45), the paralytic (52), the man with a withered hand (70), and blind Bartimaeus (193), since Jesus must have performed hundreds or thousands of healings during several years of ministry.
		The second problem is Irenaeus' testimony to the date of Matthew's Gospel, that it was published (in the sixties) while Peter and Paul were preaching the Gospel in Rome.
	www.ibri.org /RRs/RR002/02synop.htm (5413 words)

	Synoptic Gospels - Theopedia
		The Synoptic Gospels is a term used by modern New Testament scholars for the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke of the New Testament in the Bible.
		They are three of the four gospels, of which the Gospel of John is not included due to it's different style from the other three gospels.
		The term synoptic is derived from a combination of the Greek words συν (syn = together) and οψις (opsis = seeing) to indicate that the contents of these three Gospels can be viewed side-by-side, whether in a vertical parallel column synopsis, or a horizontal synoptic alignment.
	theopedia.com /Synoptic_Gospels (109 words)

	Synoptica \| The Synoptic Problem
		The Synoptic Problem, as defined for subsequent scholarship by Heinrich Julius Holtzmann's 1863 work on the tradition of the Gospels, is to determine the nature and direction of literary relationships among the three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
		It used to be thought, and until the end of the 19th century it was still thought in some quarters, that the three Synoptics were independent witnesses to the Jesus tradition, and that the best attested parts of the Jesus story were those which all three Synoptics included (the "Triple Tradition").
		In this section, we reach a tentative solution to the Synoptic Problem, and support it with several types of evidence.
	www.umass.edu /wsp/synoptica/problem/index.html (498 words)

	The Synoptic Problem
		A major problem for that hypothesis is the Gospel of John, since its sayings and stories are formulated radically different from the Synoptics.
		In the Synoptics this story is introduced as a special case of the paralytic’s friends bringing him to Jesus to be healed.
		And the fact that the Synoptics’ versions in such cases are closer to each other than to John suggests that while similar oral tradition can explain the similarities with John, literary dependence is the more likely explanation for parallels among the Synoptics.
	imp.lss.wisc.edu /~rltroxel/gospels/SynProb.html (5708 words)

	Synoptic
		Familiarity with the “Synoptic Problem” is fundamental to a clear understanding of the New Testament.
		Any proposed solution to this synoptic problem, therefore, must account for the similarities and differences among the synoptics: their factual content, the selection of that content, the arrangement of the material, and the wording of the parallels.
		The Synoptic Problem FAQ is also helpful for more basic questions about this area of study.
	www.cuc.claremont.edu /bible/SPage.htm (226 words)

	Synoptic Problem \| Possible Theories
		The Synoptic Problem, as it is usually posed, is to determine the nature and direction of literary relationships among the three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke).
		Ignoring any conjectural texts which a given Synoptic theory may also posit, there are only 25 ways in which the three entities themselves can be related.
		The dominant early 19th century view was that the Synoptics independently attested Jesus's career, hence the phrase "Triple Tradition" for the material common to all three.
	www.umass.edu /wsp/synoptica/problem/theories.html (792 words)

	JEAN CARMIGNAC AND THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM
		The issue of how to account for the similarities and the differences among the three synoptic gospels has fascinated biblical scholars for centuries.
		In cases where one of the Greek words seems more likely than the other, it is tempting to speculate that the discrepancy may have resulted from a slight transcription error in an original Hebrew source.
		Twenty years of research on the synoptics led Jean Carmignac to the view that someone, probably the apostle Peter, wrote an early Hebrew gospel, perhaps by 40 A.D. Matthew would have had this text available among his sources when he composed his own Hebrew gospel.
	graceandknowledge.faithweb.com /carmignac.html (2100 words)

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