This collection of classic monographs on the Synoptic problem presents seminal works from eminent scholars that were instrumental in shaping the field of Synoptic scholarship. These foundational texts address major issues in Synoptic scholarship, such as the mixture of shared and unique material in each Synoptic account, and what this reveals about the date, composition, and interrelatedness of the Synoptics. Henry Owen’s innovative Observations on the Four Gospels presents the first formulation of the extremely influential two-Gospel hypothesis. In Horae Synopticae, John C. Hawkins presents an overview of scholarship on the Synoptic problem for an orientation to its status at the beginning of the twentieth century. Abbott and Rushbrooke provide a harmony of the Synoptics, with the important “Triple Tradition” common to all three Synoptics in bold. Abbott’s The Corrections of Mark Adopted by Matthew and Luke presents clues to the solution of the Synoptic problem from supposed Hebrew...

This seminal classic represents a foundational development in Synoptic scholarship that shaped the course of the field for centuries to come. It is argued that this seminal work was the first formulation of what would later be known as the two-Gospel hypothesis, followed by Johann Jakob Griesbach and William Farrar. Henry Owen’s purpose in writing this volume was to arrive at deeper insight into, and more fruitful reading of, the Gospels by better understanding their origin and composition. In his own words, Owen presents this study as a way to “throw light on difficult passages and help us to reconcile the seeming contradictions which obstruct our progress in these sacred studies . . . [and to] impart an additional luster, force, and propriety to the several arguments which the Scripture offers for the confirmation and improvement of our faith.”