Sanders suggests that John's chronology, even when ostensibly more plausible, should nevertheless be treated with suspicion on the grounds that the Synoptic accounts are otherwise superior as historic sources.

He claims that the same cannot be claimed for any of the three Synoptic accounts.

Third, Robinson claims that elements consistent with John's alternative chronology can be found in each of the Synoptic accounts, whereas the contrary is never the case.

Robinson says that all three Synoptic accounts explain the reluctance of the Temple authorities to arrest Jesus on the spot, as being due to their fear of popular support for John the Baptist.

In the Synoptic accounts, the Last Supper is a Passover meal, and so Jesus's trial and crucifixion must have taken place during the night time and following afternoon of the festival itself, the 15th of Nisan.

In favor of John's chronology is the near universal modern scholarly agreement that the Synoptic accounts of a formal trial before the Sanhedrin on a festival day are historically impossible.

A narrative in which Mary of Bethany plays a central role ( in at least one of the accounts ) is the anointing of Jesus, an event reported by the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John in which a woman pours the entire contents of an alabastron of very expensive perfume over the head or feet of Jesus.

The differences and possible contradictions between these two accounts of the nativity of Jesus are part of the Synoptic Problem.

Three of these, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, known as the Synoptic Gospels, give very similar accounts.

While the historicity of the gospel accounts is questioned to some extent by some critical scholars and non-Christians, the traditional view states the following chronology for his ministry: Temptation, Sermon on the Mount, Appointment of the Twelve, Miracles, Temple Money Changers, Last Supper, Arrest, Trial, Passion, Crucifixion on Good Friday (,), Nisan 14th (,, Gospel of Peter ) or Nisan 15th ( Synoptic Gospels ), ( 7Apr30, 3Apr33, 30Mar36, possible Fri-14-Nisan dates ,-Meier ), entombment by Pharisees Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus of the Sanhedrin, Resurrection by God on Easter Sunday, appearances to Paul of Tarsus (), Simon Peter (), Mary Magdalene (,), and others, Great Commission, Ascension, Second Coming Prophecy to fulfill the rest of Messianic prophecy such as the Resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, and establishment of the Kingdom of God and the Messianic Age.

The seven major exorcism accounts in the Synoptic Gospels which have details, and imply specific teachings, are:

* Synoptic Gospels, accounts of the life or teachings of Jesus

For example, both works are soteriological and possess a high Christology, stressing Jesus ' divine nature as opposed to the human nature stressed by the Synoptic Gospels.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus referred to himself as the Son of God far more frequently than in the Synoptic Gospels.

Christologies that can be gleaned from the three Synoptic Gospels generally emphasize the humanity of Jesus, his sayings, his parables, and his miracles.

The Catholic Church sees as the main basis for this belief the words of Jesus himself at his Last Supper: the Synoptic Gospels (; ; ) and Saint Paul's recount that in that context Jesus said of what to all appearances were bread and wine: " This is my body … this is my blood.

John includes far more direct claims of Jesus being a Son of God than the Synoptic Gospels.

In John, Jesus drives the money changers from the Temple at the start of his ministry, whereas in the Synoptic account this occurs at the end, immediately after Palm Sunday.

In favour of the Synoptic account is the clear characterisation of Jesus and his disciples in all the Gospels as predominantly Galilean.

Against this John Robinson notes the numerous instances in the Synoptic account of Jesus ' final days in Jerusalem, when it is implied that he has been there before.

In favour of the Synoptic chronology is that in the earliest Christian traditions relating to the Last Supper in the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians, there is a clear link between Passion of Jesus, the Last Supper and the Passover lamb.

In the Synoptic Gospels ( Mark, Matthew, and Luke ), Jesus is baptized by John.

Scholar David Aune has argued that the gospels were modeled after classical Greco-Roman biographies, and Justin's use of the term apomnemoneumata to mean all the Synoptic Gospels should be understood as referring to a written biography such as the Memorabilia of Xenophon because they preserve the authentic teachings of Jesus.

Both the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John report that people gave Jesus this form of honour.

The three Synoptic Gospels and the First Epistle to the Corinthians include the account of the institution of the Eucharist in which Jesus takes bread, breaks it and gives it to the disciples, saying: " This is my body which is given for you ".

As the scriptural support required by their sola scriptura position, Protestants who believe that in the Eucharist the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ turn to the words of Jesus himself at his Last Supper, as reported in the Synoptic Gospels and Saint Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians.

The Synoptic gospels of Mark ( 1: 14 – 20 ), Matthew ( 4: 18 – 22 ), and Luke ( 5: 1 – 11 ) describe how Jesus recruited four of his apostles from the shores of Lake Galilee: the fishermen Simon and his brother Andrew and the brothers John and James.

Accordingly, the New Testament, particularly the Synoptic Gospels, presents especially the leadership of the Pharisees as obsessed with man-made rules ( especially concerning purity ) whereas Jesus is more concerned with God ’ s love ; the Pharisees scorn sinners whereas Jesus seeks them out.

The text contains a possible allusion to the death of Jesus in logion 65 ( Parable of the Wicked Tenants, paralleled in the Synoptic Gospels ), but doesn't mention crucifixion, resurrection, or final judgement ; nor does it mention a messianic understanding of Jesus.

#" In parallel passages, whether of the New or Old Testament, especially in the Synoptic Gospels, which ancient copyists continually brought into increased accordance, those testimonies are preferable, in which precise accordance of such parallel passages is not found ; unless, indeed, there are important reasons to the contrary.

In modern biblical research the occurrences of Son of man in the Synoptic gospels are generally categorized into three groups: those that refer to his " coming " ( as an exaltation ), those that refer to " suffering " and those that refer to " now at work ", i. e. referring to the earthly life.

The baptismal scene of the Gospel text ( 13. 7 ) is a harmony of the Synoptic Gospels, but one in which the Holy Spirit is said to descend to Jesus in the form of a dove and enter into him.

Among the Synoptic gospels, only Mark mentions baptism in this passage ; thus the interests of the author of Secret Mark parallel those of the author of Mark, which also parallel the teachings of Paul.

After the baptism, the Synoptic gospels proceed to describe the Temptation of Jesus, where Jesus withdraws to the Judean desert to fast for forty days and nights.

Based upon the Bergeron classification scheme is the Spatial Synoptic Classification system ( SSC ).

This interpretation, however, is inconsistent with the chronology in the Synoptic Gospels.

Though the three Synoptic Gospels share a considerable amount of text, over 90 % of John's Gospel is unique to him.

If true this would mean John's chronology is much closer to Synoptic chronology than often assumed.

The Book of John is significantly different from the Synoptic Gospels:

Therefore, according to Koester, it is likely that Justin applied the name " memoirs of the apostles " analogously to indicate the trustworthy recollections of the apostles found in the written record of the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and possibly also an apocryphal gospel.

Synoptic scale meteorology is generally large area dynamics referred to in horizontal coordinates and with respect to time.

The institution of the Lord's Supper is recorded in the three Synoptic Gospels and in Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians.

Preparation Day ( 14 Nisan on the Hebrew calendar )-which is the day before Passover ( 15 Nisan ), instead of the Friday morning found in the Synoptic Gospels.

In the Synoptic gospels, Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while Nathanael is never mentioned ; in John's gospel, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael are similarly mentioned together.