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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the writers (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) of the synoptic gospels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any one of the authors of the three synoptic Gospels, which give a history of our Lord's life and ministry, in distinction from the writer of John's Gospel, which gives a fuller record of his teachings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of the
authors of the threesynoptic gospels , which give a history ofJesus Christ 's life andministry , in distinction from the writer of John's Gospel, which gives a fuller record of Christ'steachings .
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For the present it must suffice to observe that the evidences of an overruling dogmatic purpose are generally much more conspicuous in the third synoptist than in the first; and that the very loose manner in which this writer has handled his materials in the "Acts" is not calculated to inspire us with confidence in the historical accuracy of his gospel.
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For the present it must suffice to observe that the evidences of an overruling dogmatic purpose are generally much more conspicuous in the third synoptist than in the first; and that the very loose manner in which this writer has handled his materials in the "Acts" is not calculated to inspire us with confidence in the historical accuracy of his gospel.
The Unseen World and Other Essays John Fiske 1871
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