Several have expressed unease and apprehension concerning our upcoming discussion of the Synoptic Problem this Wednesday night. Please do not be alarmed! I merely desire for us to be aware of it as a problem and familiar with it's terminology. I desire this because any commentary you pick up on Matthew (or any of the synoptic Gospels) that was written in the last century will be full of synoptic Gospel terminology and language. You will see terms like "form criticism," "source criticism," "redaction criticism," "sitz im leben," etc. that you should at the very least be able to define. What's more, several commentaries or articles you may pick up will be discussing the synoptic problem without ever using these terms and you need to be able to identify it.
In short, to prepare for Wednesday night, don't lose any sleep over the synoptic problem. Simply read some of the material suggested concerning it and think through some of the positive and negative aspects of the synoptic problem, and then stop and think if there really is a synoptic problem after all.
To be well prepared for Wednesday night, spend most of your time reading Matthew and introductions to the Gospel.
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