This video explores the striking similarities between Matthew, Mark, and Luke—known as the Synoptic Gospels—and why scholars believe these texts were not independently written. With word-for ...

Author: St. John, Son of ZebedeeDate Written: 90 ADDate of Narrative: 26-30 ADThe gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing ...

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.

The first three of these are usually referred to as the "synoptic gospels," because they look at things in a similar way, or they are similar in the way that they tell the story.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as What's the Kennection? #41.

The Parable of the Sower from the Gospel of Luke in the Bible shows that while not everyone may accept faith messages, sometimes the "seed" will land on good soil and produce fruit.

If Jesus said, “I thirst” from the cross, and it’s reported in John but it’s not reported in the synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, how might that have happened?

Whereas in the three synoptic gospels Jesus actually eats a passover meal before he dies, in John's gospel he doesn't. The last supper is actually eaten before the beginning of passover.