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Mark, Matthew and Luke are called the “synoptic gospels” because they can be “seen together.” Matthew copies about 90 percent of Mark and Luke about 65 percent.

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In "The Gospel of Peace," the Rev. John Dear embarks on a kind of spiritual experiment: interpreting the three synoptic Gospels through the lens of nonviolent activism and uncovering connections ...

The first three Gospels (the "Synoptic Gospels"), but not John, feature many parables, and several of the same parables are found in parallel versions in Matthew, Mark and Luke.

Even in the Synoptic Gospels there is no zone of untroubled security to be found. On the other hand, we ought not to disregard or trivialize the historical existence of Jesus.