S2E3 - Observations of the Synoptic Problem | Part 2
March 13, 2019

Risen JesusMike Licona
In this episode, Dr. Licona continues discussing some of the observations we see from looking at the writing style of the synoptic gospels (such as editorial fatigue and parenthetical remarks) and how these things suggest a relationship between them.
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