Sample Questions concerning the Synoptic Gospels

1. Which Gospel has priority according to the Farrer Theory?
2. Which Gospel has priority according to the Greisback Theory?
3. Which Gospel has priority according to the two source theory?
4. What are the synoptic gospels?
5. What is the other source besides Mark in the two source theory?
6. What are the three different theories and how are they used to distinguish each gospel? Have the diagrams and leave the names blank for us to fill in.
7. Define Synoptic Gospels and their importance.
8. List two passages and ask how they relate to each other.
9. What are the themes of each gospel? Suffering? Forgiveness? Etc.
10. Diagrams source theory what are they?
11. Application of source theory like review online.
12. Basic Info on synoptic gospels, when dated?
13. Make comparison between texts, source discovery and support.
14. How Jesus’ portrayal and wording is significant in each gospel.
15. Parallels Passages. Give us parallel passages and ask – What is the form? What is the source? What is the synoptic theory?
16. What is the perfect number and why?