Resources on explanation of the synoptic problem

What are the best resources on explanation of the synoptic problem? I have read many Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (Anchor Yale, HarperCollins, ISBE, Hastings, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels). I tried the search "Synoptic problem" and thought it would be specific enough as a search term to produce specific and relevant results I did not like the results. I am rethinking the Synoptic Problem from the Passion Narratives in the Gospel of Luke. Any suggestions?

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Dave Hooton

You may have to be prepared for quite a bit of reading of the results from "Synoptic problem" although you can narrow that with synoptic-problem NEAR luke or even synoptic-problem NEAR passion.

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I tried the search "Synoptic problem" and thought it would be specific enough as a search term to produce specific and relevant results I did not like the results.

Books search suggestion for articles/chapters is: heading:synoptic-problem OR largetext:synoptic-problem OR Headword:"Synoptic Problem"

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Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1257067#Comment_1257067

I can't say if these are the best but try

https://www.logos.com/product/194567/the-synoptic-problem-four-views

https://www.logos.com/product/165272/discovering-the-new-testament-an-introduction-to-its-background-theology-and-themes

A lot of NT surveys also cover this topic

This was an interesting read a while back: https://www.logos.com/product/39527/the-progressive-publication-of-matthew

Sean

Any NT introduction or survey will address this, at least to some extent, in its section on the Gospels. The table of contents might be more helpful than a search as they might address it under another heading else like "Interrelationship of the Gospels."

For the Passion Narratives specifically, nothing I know beats Raymond Brown's The Death of the Messiah.

And let me be a little blunter than I was in reply to some of your other threads: Christian, you start way too many threads. Many of your questions you could answer on your own if you put just a little bit more effort into then. You're not going to grow as a student until you learn how to research these things on your own. Ask for help when you need it, yes, but don't let it be your first impulse before a little more work on your own.

You start a lot of threads, and a lot of nice people on the forums reply to them to give you help--more frequently than I would if you were my student. You rarely return to them to thank the people or, more importantly, share that you learned something from them. It's not very good internet manners.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1257084#Comment_1257084

Many of your questions you could answer on your own if you put just a little bit more effort into then. You're not going to grow as a student until you learn how to research these things on your own. Ask for help when you need it, yes, but don't let it be your first impulse before a little more work on your own.

Sean, the reason I cut him some slack is that he has indicated he is dealing with recent brain damage. I have inferred from what he has said about his location that he may not be getting the best therapy to retrain his brain. A good friend's son was born a severe short term memory problem. Having watched his struggles ... he literally cannot copy something off a whiteboard ... and seeing others fail to understand that he literally could not do it, I cut Christian some slack ... more slack than I would cut him if he were an on-campus student. I suspect that therapy emphasizing the building of list of steps to work through generic problems and to go from the concrete to the generic could help ... but therapists are often not available in many parts of the country.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1257084#Comment_1257084

And let me be a little blunter than I was in reply to some of your other threads: Christian, you start way too many threads. Many of your questions you could answer on your own if you put just a little bit more effort into then. You're not going to grow as a student until you learn how to research these things on your own. Ask for help when you need it, yes, but don't let it be your first impulse before a little more work on your own.

Agree, and respect MJ's points. [editted]

I'm impressed, however, how placid the forum moves forward.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1257113#Comment_1257113

Thanks everyone. Right now therapy is not helping. I am changing modules. I will start cognitive stimulation therapy and this involves activities and exercises that encourage thinking, concentration, communication and memory. I am writing a paper on the topic of the Passion narratives and it is due in July. I am working ahead.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1257125#Comment_1257125

I will start cognitive stimulation therapy and this involves activities and exercises that encourage thinking, concentration, communication and memory.

Let me give you a little encouragement. When my son was finishing the third grade we were told we would be lucky if he were able to sign his name by the end of high school. He had almost no ability to look at something and copy it i.e. to go from sight to hand motions. Surprisingly we lived within 40 miles of a therapist who had just found a way to teach writing by sound ... every letter had a chant "up the slide, down the slide, give it a hat" was a t. One of their trainees lived about 20 blocks away. My son had no accommodations from teachers after the 8th grade and graduated from the University of Washington medical school. Yes, his coding problem remains but he's learned other ways to accomplish things. Only immediate family notice when he struggles a bit to convert something into his skill set.