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The '''synoptic gospels''' are three gospels in the [[New Testament]] the [[Gospel of Matthew]], the [[Gospel of Mark]], and the [[Gospel of Luke]], that display a high degree of similarity in [[content]], [[narrative]] arrangement, [[language]], and sentence and paragraph [[structure]]s. These gospels are also considered by Biblical scholars to share the same point of view. The fourth canonical Gospel, [[Gospel of John|John]], differs greatly from these three, as do the [[Apocryphal gospels]]. The synoptic gospels are the first three books of the canonical New Testament. The "synoptic problem" concerns the nature and origin of the literary relationship between these three accounts.
The '''synoptic gospels''' are three gospels in the [[New Testament]] the [[Gospel of Matthew]], the [[Gospel of Mark]], and the [[Gospel of Luke]], that display a high degree of similarity in [[content]], [[narrative]] arrangement, [[language]], and sentence and paragraph [[structure]]s. These gospels are also considered by Biblical scholars to share the same point of view. The fourth canonical Gospel, [[Gospel of John|John]], differs greatly from these three, as do the [[Apocryphal gospels]]. The synoptic gospels are the first three books of the canonical New Testament. The "synoptic problem" concerns the nature and origin of the literary relationship between these three accounts.
== Dating ==
== Dating ==
Scholars generally date the [[synoptic]] gospels as having been written after the epistles of [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] and before the gospel according to John, thus between 60 and 115 AD. As to the specific dates for each [[book]], this largely depends on (or supports) the particular [[hypothesis]] used to account for the books' [[text]]ual relationship.
Scholars generally date the [[synoptic]] gospels as having been written after the epistles of [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] and before the gospel according to John, thus between 60 and 115 AD. As to the specific dates for each [[book]], this largely depends on (or supports) the particular [[hypothesis]] used to account for the books' [[text]]ual relationship.