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Research atlas for early Christianity. Claims are tagged attested, traditional, or disputed. Copyrighted full texts, including CCEL editions, are not included.

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Synoptic problem

Also known as Two-source hypothesis, Q, Farrer hypothesis

undated

How Mark, Matthew and Luke are related; most scholars hold Markan priority, with debate between the Q hypothesis and Farrer-type models.

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Extract is from the broader Wikipedia page "Synoptic Gospels", not about this record specifically

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording. They stand in contrast to John, whose content is largely distinct. The term synoptic comes via Latin from the Greek σύνοψις, synopsis, i.e. "(a) seeing all together, synopsis". The modern sense of the word in English is of "giving an account of the events from the same point of view or under the same general aspect". It is in this sense that it is applied to the synoptic gospels.

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