¶ … Synoptic Problem: The Gospel mainly consists of the first four New Testament books in the bible but it's only the first three that are considered to have synoptic problem i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke. These books literally relate the story of Jesus in similar ways including the order of material, the stories told, sayings of Jesus, and using the same words in similar accounts resulting in the fact that they are referred to as the Synoptic Gospel. The difference now comes in the Gospel of John where the story of Jesus is shown in different format; events are viewed differently and with its own unique language and approach. Due to the different view and description of events, the book of John is not included in the Synoptic problem. Generally, a principle of only scripture had to be practiced as the cornerstone of reformation and practice of church and it should be allowed to stand in judgment of all individual actions, doctrines, and customs.

Notably, the synoptic problem is not really a problem in the actual sense based on the definition of a problem. The concept simply means a way of describing...

Therefore, the synoptic problem is the way in which serious students of the Gospels try to understand the origins and interrelationships of the first three New Testament Gospels that describes the similarities and differences between them. While there are differences in these books in various areas, some more demonstrated than others. As a result, concerns about the differences emerge precisely because of the seemingly close parallels between the books (Bratcher par, 8).
There are sections in the synoptic gospel that are strange or are recorded in only one gospel and they do not have parallel to the other Gospels. This can be best illustrated in the story of the birth of Jesus in Matthew whereby the visit of Magi and the flights to Egypt are omitted, in Luke the events leading to the birth of Jesus, activities of Mary and parents of John, the visit of the shepherds, speeches of Anna and Simeon are included among others while Mark doesn't feature anything close to the birth of Jesus. In…