To completely understand the similarities and differences between these Synoptic Gospels we must first be acquainted with the authors of them; we ought to discern the background of their life, academic qualifications, experiences, literature styles, and occupations. We must also ask the questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

The first very important question I'd like to pose is: Who? Who were these author's that challenged our hearts and minds and taught us Jesus' li

Another important aspect is the question to understanding the origin of these books and their theme is the query: When? Scholars round the world compare and contrast the books of these authors and study the wording used to get a general idea of when the books were written in comparison to each other. When careful study of all 4 of these Gospels is taken, one would begin to recognize the astonishing similarities they share. Which poses the question "In what order were the Gospels written?" On the face of it the synoptic apocalypse makes a date before 70 probable for all three gospels. Most scholars adopt a date after 70 A.D. for at least Matthew and Luke. With this in mind, we can begin to understand that at least two of the four Synoptic authors possibly wrote these books within the same 40-year span.

Unlike the preceding books told before, John's self-titled Gospel is not a life of Christ; it is a powerful argument for the incarnation, a conclusive demonstration that Jesus was, and is, the very heaven-sent Son of God and the only source of eternal life. Also distinctive, 90% of the material written is unique nor does it contain a genealogy or any record of Jesus' birth, childhood, temptation, transfiguration, appointment of the disciples, nor any accounts of Jesus' parables, ascension, or Great Commission. It was written c.85-90 A.D. for New Christians and non-Christians.

Matthew used about 1475 words, 137 of which are words used by him alone of all the New Testament writers. Of these latter 76 are classical; 15 were introduced for the first time by Matthew, or at least he was the first writer in whom they were discovered; 8 words were employed for the first time by Matthew and Mark, and 15 others by Matthew and another New Testament writer. It is probable that, at the time of the Evangelist, all these words were in current use. Matthew's Gospel contains many peculiar expressions that help to give decided colour to his style. Thus, he employs thirty-four times the expression basileia ton ouranon; this is never found in Mark and Luke, who, in parallel passages, replace it by basileia tou thou, which also occurs four times in Matthew. Matthew begins his account by giving Jesus' genealogy. He then tells of Jesus' birth and early years, including the escape to Egypt from the murderous Herod and their return to Nazareth. As you read this Gospel, Matthew's message sounds clearly: Jesus is the Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

A.T. Robertson, M.A., D.D., LL.D., LITT.D, A Harmony of the Gospels for

Ralph D. Heim, A Harmony of the Gospels for Students (Fortress Press,

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