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The "synoptic problem" is the question of the specific literary relationship among the three synoptic gospels—that is, the question as to the source or sources upon which each synoptic gospel depended when it was written. The texts of the three synoptic gospels often agree very closely in wording and order, both in quotations and in narration.
The hypothesis is a solution to what is known as the synoptic problem: the question of how best to account for the differences and similarities between the three synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. The answer to this problem has implications for the order in which the three were composed, and the sources on which their authors drew.
A weather map, also known as synoptic weather chart, displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time and has various symbols which all have specific meanings. [1] Such maps have been in use since the mid-19th century and are used for research and weather forecasting purposes.
Marcan priority (or Markan priority) is the hypothesis that the Gospel of Mark was the first of the three synoptic gospels to be written, and was used as a source by the other two (Matthew and Luke). It is a central element in discussion of the synoptic problem—the question of the documentary relationship among these three gospels.
The material in the comparison chart is from Gospel Parallels by B. H. Throckmorton, [118] The Five Gospels by R. W. Funk, [119] The Gospel According to the Hebrews by E. B. Nicholson [120] and The Hebrew Gospel and the Development of the Synoptic Tradition by J. R. Edwards.
A nephanalysis or neph chart is a type of synoptic chart plotting the types and amount of clouds and precipitation. [1] Nephanalyses may map cloud cover , the altitudes of cloud tops , or cloud ceilings , incorporating data from surface, aerial, and satellite observations.
On weather maps, high-pressure centers are associated with the letter H in English, [16] or A in Spanish, [17] because alta is the Spanish word for high, within the isobar with the highest pressure value. On constant pressure upper level charts, it is located within the highest height line contour. [18]
Synoptic Gospels, in the New Testament of the Bible, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke Synoptic philosophy , wisdom emerging from a coherent understanding of everything together Large Synoptic Survey Telescope , a wide-field reflecting telescope, currently under construction, that will photograph the entire available sky every few nights