Synoptics

Hypernyms

religious text sacred text sacred writing religious writing

Examples

All three synoptics repeatedly make women the subject of verbs of seeing, Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (Eerdmans Publishing Company: Cambridge, 2006), p. 48. clearly presenting them as eyewitnesses. Source: Internet

Jesus' divine role In the synoptics, Jesus speaks often about the Kingdom of God ; his own divine role is obscured (see Messianic Secret ). Source: Internet

Chronology In the synoptics the ministry of Jesus takes a single year, but in John it takes three, as evidenced by references to three Passovers. Source: Internet

He performs several miracles as signs, most of them not found in the synoptics. Source: Internet

Nathanael appears to parallel Bartholomew found in the synoptics, as both are paired with Philip in the respective gospels. Source: Internet

The fourth gospel, the Gospel of John, presents a very different picture of Jesus and his ministry from the synoptics. Source: Internet