Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from An Introduction to the Synoptic Problem
Every reader of the New Testament who has been struck by the resemblance of the first three Gospels to one another, is conscious of the existence of the synoptic problem, though he may not call it by that name.
In this book I have endeavoured to show, not only how modern criticism answers the question, Why are these three Gospels so much alike but also to give the reasons for the answer. The subject has often been treated before, both in learned and popular works. In the former, the pages are usually loaded with long lists of references, and bristle with symbols and abbreviations. To the trained scholar such books are invaluable; to the younger student or the general reader they are apt to present difficulties. The mental effort required to bear in mind the meaning of numerous symbols is considerable; while the verification of references, though the very foundation of accurate scholarship, is, it must be feared, a duty too often neglected.
The more popular works, of which several excellent ones exist, are both easy and pleasant reading; as, however, few references are given in them, the reader has little chance of testing for himself the conclusions reached.
In the present book mv object has been to steer a middle course between the learned and popular accounts of the matter. I have endeavoured to put before the reader evidence on which he may form an independent judgment. This I have done by quoting in English a number of passages illustrating each point in the discussion, so that the reader will neither have to refer to the New Testament continually, in order to follow the drift of the argument, nor to take it on trust that the evidence supports the views stated.
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