I own a good Harmony of the Gospels but on yesterday's blog from James White, Alan Kurschner is writing on the use of Synopsis. He makes a brief comparison between the two, but I'm not sure I get the diff.

So, what is the diff?

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Donald P. Grubb
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Berean Baptist Church, Mansfield, OH
Mansfield, OH

John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

No one wants to help...unless you're all snickering at my dullness. OK, I read and re-read (and re-read) Kurschner's article. I think I comprende'. Sometimes it's good to let a guy figure it out for himself. You are all so smart for letting me do so.

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Donald P. Grubb
theol46@embarqmail.com

Berean Baptist Church, Mansfield, OH
Mansfield, OH

John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

Harmonies of the Gospels come in four flavors: radical, synthetic, sequential, and parallel. The key difference between a synopsis and a (parallel) harmony is that the "harmony" only lists a given text once, and a "synopsis" may list it several times without the editors expressing an editorial judgment as to where it should be fitted in the flow of the Gospels.

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First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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