Synoptic Problem

Question 1

What is the synoptic problem

Answer 1

Considers of the three synoptic gospels, which gospel wrote first - MATHHEW MARK LUK, and which gospels copied.

Question 2

Why is the synoptic problem an issue

Answer 2

there is a clear literary connection interlinking the gospels

1. all cospels were inspired by the spirit
2. they all are accounts of jesus
3. they all share a common oral tradition

Question 3

ONE EXAMPLE OF THE SYNOPTIC SIMILARITY

Answer 3

feeding of the 5000.

both matthew, luke and mark are almost verbatim in their retelling, even with the parenthesis (ichthus) for fish

Question 4

introducing John the Baptist

Answer 4

matthew and mark share 90% of the same wording when retelling this passage

Question 5

average crossover percentage of similarity

Answer 5

50% (matthew mark and luke)

Question 6

Parenthetical Material

Answer 6

each gospels contain these, and more often than not are identical in luke matthew and mark.

Question 7

Counter argument for the synoptic problem

Answer 7

Gospels are all describing the same historical events - of course they would have similarities

Gospels are all inspired by the holy spirit so write in the same way

Question 8

interdependence on a counter gospel

Answer 8

they may have used the source Q