Question

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Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the ________ because they parallel each other.

A.Cryptic Gospel
B.Synoptic Gospel
C.Apocrypha

Answer 1

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospel because they parallel each other. They are called synoptic from the Greek word synopsis, meaning "seeing all together" since they share a common sequence of events, similar wording and provide the reader with an overall or joint view of the life and deeds of Jesus and his delivery of the Gospel (in Greek, evangelion or "good news").

Answer 2

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording.