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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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What does "syn" and "opsis" mean here?

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he four canonical gospels, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Mark, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John, are the main sources for the biography of Jesus’ life, the teachings and actions attributed to him.[245][246][247] Three of these namely Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are known as the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synoptic_Gospels, from the Greek s?? (syn "together") and ???? (opsis "view"), given that they display a high degree of similarity in content, narrative arrangement, language and paragraph structure.[248][249] The presentation in the fourth canonical gospel, i.e. John, differs from these three in that it has more of a thematic nature rather than a narrative format.[250] Scholars generally agree that it is impossible to find any direct literary relationship between the synoptic gospels and the Gospel of John.[250]
  

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They are the English transliterations of the Greek words they follow. They and many more like them serve as roots and affixes in English.

  • They are the English transliterations of the Greek words they follow.
  • They and many more like them serve as roots and affixes in English.
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They are the English transliterations of the Greek words they follow. They and many more like them serve as roots and affixes in English.

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