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The Synoptic Gospels
Definition: Synoptic
- (Greek) synoptikos
- affording a general view of a whole
- manifesting or characterized by comprehensiveness or breadth of view
- presenting or taking the same or common view
The first three Gospels are called “synoptic” because they “see together with a common view” (the word synoptic literally means “together sight”).
Matthew, Mark, and Luke cover many of the same events in Jesus’ life—most of them from Jesus’ ministry in Galilee—in much the same order. Nearly 90 percent of Mark’s content is found in Matthew, and about 50 percent of Mark appears in Luke.
All of the parables of Christ are found in the Synoptics (the Gospel of John contains no parables).
-source: https://www.gotquestions.org/Synoptic-Gospels.html