Reading the Synoptic Gospels

47Someone told 49 And pointing 50For whoever ancient beginning Bible dictionary biblical texts brother and sister brothers are standing brothers were standing changes characters Christ event Christian ciples concerning concordance conflict conventional form crowds David Noel Freedman Deuteronomy disciples early church editorial patterns eisegesis example pericope Excursus Exegesis exegetical step faith Father in heaven figurative language first-century focus follows form criticism Galilee God's gospel of Mark gospel of Matthew gospel writers Greek healing Hebrew scripture historical Jesus honor implied reader interpretive process Jerusalem Jesus replied John kerygma kingdom layers of meaning look Luke's Mark Mark's Markan Matt Matthew and Luke metaphor movement narrator nazirite NRSV parables parallel Pharisees pronouncement stories question Reader-Response Criticism Redaction Criticism references rising action scene scholars scribes sister and mother sociohistorical structure synoptic gospels tell Testament textual theme theological third-person narratives tion translation understanding verse 47 wanting to speak word