Table of Contents

Ackowledgments
Introduction
How to Read a Synopsis
Synopsis Outlineptic Study Guides
Index of Pericope Headings
Prologues & Infancy Narratives
Synoptic Study Guide 1. Source Criticism/Synoptic Problem
The Start of the Galilean Ministry
Synoptic Study Guide 2. Two-Document Hypothesis
Synoptic Study Guide 3. Double Tradition/Reconstruction of Q
Synoptic Study Guide 4. Triple Tradition
Matthew's Sermon on the Mount
Synoptic Study Guide 5. The Griesbach/Two-Gospel Hypothesis
Synoptic Study Guide 6. Problems with the Two Gospel/Griesbach Hypothesis
The Galilean Ministry Continues
Luke's Sermon on the Plain
The Galilean Ministry Continues Again
Synoptic Study Guide 7. Farrer Hypothesis/Mark without Q
Synoptic Study Guide 8. Mark-Q Overlaps
Synoptic Study Guide 9. Problems with the 2DH: Minor Agreements
Synoptic Study Guide 10. Special Matthew
Luke's Journey Towards Jerusalem
Synoptic Study Guide 11. Special Luke
Jesus' Ministry in Judea
Synoptic Study Guide 12. Redaction Criticism
Jesus in Jerusalem
Synoptic Study Guide 13. Gospel of Thomas and the Synoptics
The Passion Narratives
Synoptic Study Guide 14. John's Relationship to the Synoptics
Synoptic Study Guide 15. Problems with the 2DH: Major Minor Agreements?
Resurrection Narratives
Synoptic Study Guide 16. Problems with the Farrer Hypothesis
Synoptic Study Guide 17. The End of Mark
Vocabulary Key

About the Author

Zeba A. Crook is Associate Professor in Religious Studies at Carleton University. He is the author or editor of several books and many articles in New Testament Studies and Christian Origins, and sits on the executive and steering committees of several scholarly societies.

Reviews

"Parallel Gospels is a superb achievement which, in a single stroke, addresses the numerous problems of translation, formatting, and arrangement that have plagued current English synopses. It is a tool that is optimally useful. I don't see any feature of either Aland or Throckmorton that should incline the instructor to keep using them once Crook is available (except, of course, inertia)."--John S. Kloppenborg, University of Toronto
"Crook's synopsis is unique among English language synopses for its attention to the original language of the gospels. It allows much more meaningful comparison of the wording of the gospels than does Throckmorton. Because of Crook's careful translation of the texts, students who do not read Greek will have unprecedented access to the verbatim agreements among the synoptic."--Colleen Shantz, University of St. Michael's College