Articles tagged with: Synoptic problem

Did the author of the Gospel of John write in complete isolation, or did he read the other Gospels first? Discover the shifting historical-critical consensus on the Johannine puzzle, and explore the textual evidence suggesting John knew the Gospels of Mark and Luke.

The biblical canon is a redacted anthology built upon an array of lost ancient documents, from royal annals and martial poetry to early gospel traditions. By applying source criticism, scholars debate and reconstruct these foundational texts to understand the textual plurality of the ancient Near East.

Who copied whom? Dive into the Synoptic Problem—the greatest literary puzzle in biblical history—and discover how the authors of the first three Gospels shared, edited, and rewrote the story of Jesus.