Three Witnesses
Discover the Harmony of the Synoptic Gospels
Three Witnesses is a comprehensive Biography of Jesus Christ composed from the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke.
About Three Witnesses
Outline
The Three Witnesses is a manuscript matriculated from the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, thus creating a comprehensive biography of Jesus Christ. The above-mentioned Gospels are known as the Synoptic Gospels because Matthew and Luke closely follow Mark’s narrative, since Mark was the earliest written Gospel.
The narrative is broken into four parts, beginning with The Synoptic Gospels According to Mark which makes up about half the total document. The manuscript utilizes Mark as its guide which opens with the preaching of John the Baptist (Mark 1:1-8, Matthew 3:1-6, and Luke 3:2-6). It continues with the baptism of Jesus, and so on, until reaching its climax with the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
Part two, titled The Sayings Gospel Q, is comprised of citations that have similarities between Matthew and Luke that do not originate from Mark. It features such vignettes as the Lament over Jerusalem, The Lord’s Prayer, and The Sermon on the Mount. Q (Quelle) is German for “source” and it has long been hypothesized that Matthew and Luke utilized a since lost source of material while formulating their Gospels.
The final two parts of this manuscript are made up of the remaining material from Matthew and Luke that do not originate from either Mark or Q. It features narratives such as the Nativities of Jesus, The Straight Gate, and
The Lost Son.