The History and Prospects of the Synoptic Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23623754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Kloppenborg (0000-0002-8770-4558, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 3-26 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of the Synoptic Gospels (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190887452.013.17 |
| OpenAlex | W4353061610 |
| ISBN | 9780190887452 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The Synoptic Problem owes its birth to the complex array of agreements and discrepancies that exist among the Synoptic Gospels: two, and sometimes three, of the Synoptics display a very high degree of verbatim agreement in the telling of some stories or sayings. In other cases, the agreement is very low. Matthew and Luke, for example, agree almost completely on the wording of the saying on God and Mammon (Matt 6:24 // Luke 16:13) but show wide disagreement in their infancy stories. Matthew, Mark, and Luke generally agree in the sequence of stories, especially after Mark 6:6. But significant discrepancies are also found in the relative sequence of other stories and sayings. While Matthew and Mark locate the anointing of Jesus during the last week of his life (Mark 14:3–9 // Matt 26:6–13), Luke locates it in the midst of Jesus’s activities in the Galilee (Luke 7:36–50).
Art · Literature · Sequence (biology) · Synoptic Gospels · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Chemistry · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |