As I suggested in the last issue of this article, it seems that the way the Scriptures were written, allows them to have multiple layers of meaning and the Church has, for centuries, wrestled with their meaning. Although the Middle … Continue reading
Category Archives: A Look at the New Testament
It seems that Christians have always attempted, even shortly after the texts of the New Testament were written down, to discover the real meaning of what was written. The application to the New Testament (NT) of the principles of literary … Continue reading
Before Pascha, I had been sharing some information about the various theories that address the Synoptic Problem, namely why there are very specific differences and similarities in the three Synoptic Gospels (i.e., Mark, Matthew and Luke). I would now like … Continue reading
Hopefully some of my readers will have found the information I have been sharing in the article interesting. I’ve been sharing information about the similarities and differences that exist in the three Synoptic Gospels. This is intended to help all … Continue reading
There is another theory I would like to share with my readers about the Synoptic Problem (I won’t define this at this point since I’m sure that, if you have been reading this article, you will understand of what I … Continue reading
For the past several weeks I have been sharing with my readers what scholars think about the similarities and dissimilarities found in the three Synoptic Gospels. I shared the first theory, Oral Tradition, which suggests that differences are due to … Continue reading
I have, in this article, been attempting to present the various ideas that biblical scholars have about the Synoptic problem. The problem is this: why are there similarities and, of course, differences between the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. … Continue reading
That MARK is the source for Matthew and Luke is the most generally held theory today, among non-Catholic and Catholic scholars alike. This literary priority of Mark seems almost to be a fixed tenet of the critics. The Gospel of … Continue reading
Many scholars believe that the remarkable concordance found among the three Evangelists is the result of a primitive oral gospel. In its most extreme form this solution excludes any common literary dependence on a single written Gospel. The primitive preaching … Continue reading
I have already shared something about the similarities that exist within the three Synoptic Gospels. I would now like to share something about the dissimilarities. Some events are recounted by only two of the Evangelists, others are proper to only … Continue reading