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The synoptic gospels may give the impression that Jesus called Peter to follow Him the first time He ever laid eyes on him (Matt. 4:18; Mark 1:16; Luke 5:11), but only because this is where Simon Peter is introduced into their accounts. If that impression were indeed fact, it would throw John's account into "conflict" with the rest.
However, that's an assumption arising purely from skepticism. The synoptic accounts in no way preclude the possibility that Jesus and Peter had previously been introduced to each other by Andrew, just as John 1 says, and that Jesus didn't call Peter to follow Him until somewhat later, as recorded in the synoptic gospels.
John 1:42 relates Andrew's introduction of Simon to Jesus, and Jesus bestows the name "Peter" upon Simon, but there is not, in this account, any "call to follow." The simple understanding is that John recorded a separate incident somewhat preceding Jesus' call when Peter and Andrew were fishing, not a "conflicting account" of the call.
Nor does John's account preclude the forty days in the wilderness; it simply doesn't record it. The studious reader will note that John's gospel doesn't record Jesus' baptism either; just John the Baptist's recollection of it.
Sufficient familiarity with the synoptic accounts leads one to realize that John the Baptist's words recorded in John 1:26, 27 were spoken PRIOR to Jesus' baptism, and that his words in verses 29-34 came AFTER, for they are a recollection and testimony to the occurrence. Obviously, events unrecorded by John took place in between.
John's gospel simply omits both the actual event of Jesus baptism and the forty days in the wilderness, condensing that time frame into the statement made in John 1:28 - These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. [NKJV]
What "things were done" between verses 27 and 29? Jesus baptism and temptation, as revealed by the synoptic accounts.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes. John's Gospel chapter 1 conflicts with the synoptic gospels.
For example, John 1:35-40 says that Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of John the Baptist's disciples and that John sent him to follow Jesus, after which he brought Peter to follow Jesus. On the other hand, Mark 1:16 says that Jesus merely saw Simon and Andrew fishing together and commanded them to follow him. If in order to harmonise the two accounts, John requires an unreported previous meeting with Andrew and Peter, in which the command was given to follow him, this previous meeting would seem to have been prior to Jesus' baptism, unlike in the synoptic gospels.
The account in John precludes the forty days that the synoptic gospels say that Jesus spent in the desert immediately after his baptism. In Mark 1:12, the Spirit immediately (after his baptism) drove Jesus into the wilderness; John 1:35 says that the day after, John the Baptist again saw Jesus amd that he sent his disciples to follow Jesus.
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Which one of the gospels is not synoptic?
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Which gospel was written to inspire faith in Jesus but is not a synoptic gospel?
The gospel of John is not part of the Synoptic Gospels.The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels.
Of the four evanglists which was not part of the synoptic writers?
Saint John (he wrote the gospel of john in the bible) is the evangelist who was not part of the synoptic writers. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke were known as the synoptic writers because they had many of the same stories in their gospels.
Which one of the four gospels is not synoptic?
A:Among the New Testament gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as synoptic ('seen with the same eye') gospels, because when laid sise by side in the original Greek language and seen with the same eye, it can be shown that two of these gospels must have been based on the third. The original of these gospels is now known to have been Mark's Gospel. On the other hand, when John's Gospel is laid alongside the others, its dependence is not immediately apparent. Because John was more loosely based on Luke and, to a lesser extent, Mark, there are few similarities in the text and even the storyline often differs. It is therefore not a synoptic gospel.The Gospel of John is not one of the "synoptic gospels"
Did John assume that his readers understood the basic outline of the synoptic Gospels?
A:The author of John's Gospel certainly knew of the existence of Mark and Luke, as his own gospel was loosely based on those gospels (mainly Luke, but some material is from Mark), but like the author of Luke he seems entirely unaware of the existence of Matthew's Gospel. John was written to be the gospel of choice in the Johannine community and the synoptic gospels were probably discouraged. Nevertheless the anonymous author of Johnassumed his readers might have known the synoptic gospels, as evidenced by the fact that even when completely changing the synoptic account, he was careful not to directly contradict his sources.However, there is a difference between possibly knowing of the synoptic gospels and knowing them well enough that John need not tell everything about the life and mission of Jesus. When John omits details found in the synoptic Gospels of Mark and Luke, it was not because the author expected his readers to have found those stories elsewhere, while he focussed on important new information. For example, John omits the nativity story of Luke, but it can be seen elsewhere that the author and his community did not really believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
What 4 gospels are called synoptic?
Matthew, Mark and Luke. Matthew, Mark, and Luke. These gospels are concidered synoptic because of close relation to eachother. They generally follow the same sequence and recount on similar stories.
Who are the 3 synoptics in the Catholic Church?
The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are the synoptic gospels, as theya re similar to an parallel to each other. The gospel of John is different.
Which gospel records the least miracles?
John's Gospel records seven miracles, which is less than in the synoptic Gospels.
What has the author John H Sieber written?
John H. Sieber has written: 'A redactional analysis of the synoptic gospels with regard to the question of the sources of the gospel according to Thomas'
Which author did not write one of the three synoptic reports on the life of Jesus Christ?
A:All the New Testament gospels were originally anonymous, which means that in spite of the best efforts of the second-century Church Fathers we do not know who any of the authors really were. The synoptic gospels were attributed to Matthew, Mark and Luke. The fourth gospel was attributed to the disciple John, although modern Bible scholars say that none of the gospels could have been written by an eyewitness to the events portrayed. For convenience, scholars continue to use these names for the authors of the gospels, so John did not write a synoptic gospel.
Which is not one of the autors of the gospels?
the 4 who DID are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Do all gospels give us an account of the resurrection of Jesus?
Yes, all four gospels give accounts of the resurrection. Matthew chapter 28, Mark chapter 16, Luke chapter 24 and John chapter 20.
