The author is obviously telling the narrative looking back on the events in a more reflective style than the synoptic gospels. The contents of John also supports this view. For instance, in John's telling of the Anointing in Bethany (John 12:1-8), John names Mary as the woman who anointed Jesus with nard.

for comparison. The term synoptic is derived from a combination of the Greek words συν (syn = together) and οψις (opsis = seeing) to indicate that the contents of these three Gospels can be viewed side-by-side, whether in a vertical parallel column synopsis, or a horizontal synoptic alignment. These first three books have been called the synoptic Gospels since the 18th century

24/05/2009 · The Synoptic Problem - The Gospels Side by Side. 1. The Synoptic “Problem” A look at Matthew, Mark, and Luke. 2. Synoptic <ul><li>“ with the same eye” </li></ul><ul><li>“ seeing together” </li></ul><ul><li>The first three Gospels present the basic story of Jesus in similar ways including: </li></ul><ul><li>Order of events </li></ul><ul><li>Stories ...

02/09/2017 · It was called a Synopsis of the Four Gospels, and I had never seen anything like it. Basically, it puts the narratives in the gospels that are similar to each other side-by-side so that the reader can compare. The amount of information that one can learn about the gospels by reading them horizontally may surprise you. It surprised me.

It's the Synoptic gospels of the Bible, with the gospels side-by-side. The biggest complaint is that it doesn't lay flat. That's not a serious complaint. Potentially one could argue for the translation choice, being NRSV, but I had no problem. A Bible is a Bible and this seemed fairly translated.

Because the four Gospels contain different accounts of the same or similar events in the life of Jesus, readers of the Gospels have often soughtto compare and contrast these accounts by placing them next to each other. These side-by- side comparisons attempt to harmonize the work of the four Evangelists and so are often called 'Gospel Harmonies."

Harmony of the Gospels. The Harmony of the Gospels offers a comparative study chart for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John's Gospel accounts. Categorized by subjects, this study resource allows quick, side-by-side viewing of what each apostle recorded in each of the four Gospels. The Birth and Early Childhood of Christ. Jairus' daughter. Woman healed.