Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments xi -- Series Editor's Preface xiii -- Abbreviations xv -- 1. Introduction 1 -- 2. As Many Scholars as Opinions: The Enigmatic Relationship Between John and the Synoptics 5 -- Introduction 5 -- The Supplementation Theory 6 -- The Supplementation Theory at the Turn of the 20th Century 7 -- The Essential Weakness in the Supplementation Theory 10 -- Windisch: Supplanting the Supplementation Theory 11 -- Gardner-Smith: Forging a New Consensus 12 -- Dodd: Substantiating the New Consensus 14 -- An Ironic Aside 16 -- Standing Against Consensus 17 -- A New Approach to the Issue 21 -- Conclusion 22 -- 3. Too Full of Adventure to Be Briefly Described 23 -- Introduction 23 -- A Simple Defense 26 -- A Singular Clarification 28 -- Excursus: Q and the Synoptic Problem 29 -- Resuming the Discussion: John and the Synoptics 36 -- Other Noteworthy Approaches 36 -- Oral Traditions: Moving Beyond the Impasse 51 -- The Program Presented Herein 64 -- Conclusion 66 -- 4. Verbal Agreements 69 -- Verbal Agreements 69 -- The Feeding of the Multitude: The Basis for the Comparisons 71 -- The Johannine Feeding Narrative 76 -- By Way of Comparison: The Synoptic Feeding Narratives 77 -- Unique Vocabulary in the Feeding Narratives 79 -- The Sea-Crossing: A Point of Comparison 80 -- Unique Vocabulary in the Sea-Crossing Narratives 82 -- Summary of the Data in Terms of Vocabulary 82 -- Conclusion 83 -- 5. Word Order Agreements 85 -- Contextual Agreements 85 -- Word Order Agreements 86 -- The Johannine Feeding Narrative 87 -- By Way of Comparison: The Synoptic Feeding Narratives 89 -- The Sea-Crossing: A Point of Comparison 92 -- Summary of the Data in Terms of Word Order 93 -- Conclusion 94 -- 6. Principles and Procedures: A Verse-by-Verse Analysis 99 -- Introduction: Mgr. Bruno de Solages 99 -- Pressing On 106 -- Principles 107.

Procedures 108 -- Cocnlusion 110 -- 7. John 6.1-15: A Verse-by-Verse Analysis 111 -- Introduction 111 -- Analysis #1 112 -- Analysis #2 148 -- Analysis #3 150 -- Miscellanea 152 -- Comparative Data: Analysis 2 of Matthew 14.13-21 and Mark 6.32-44 154 -- 8. John 6.16-21: A Verse-by Verse Analysis 157 -- Introduction 157 -- Analysis #1 158 -- Analysis #2 166 -- Analysis #3 166 -- Miscellanea 166 -- Comparative Data: Analysis 2 of Matthew 14.22-33 and Mark 6.45-52 168 -- 9. Synoptic Redaction 171 -- Introduction 171 -- Preliminaries 172 -- The Minor Agreements in the Triple Tradition 173 -- Markan Redaction-Too Conjectural 175 -- Frans Neirynck: Duality in Mark 176 -- 10. Matthew's Redaction of Mark: The Feeding of Five Thousand 183 -- Identifying Matthew's Redaction 183 -- Analyzing Matthew's Redaction 185 -- Conclusion 202 -- 11. Luke's Redaction of Mark: The Feeding of Five Thousand 203 -- Identifying Luke's Redaction 203 -- Analyzing Luke's Redaction 205 -- Conclusion 216 -- 12. Matthew's Redaction of Mark: The Feeding of Four Thousand 219 -- Identifying Matthew's Redaction 219 -- Analyzing Matthew's Redaction 221 -- Conclusion 226 -- 13. John 6.1-15 and the Synoptics 229 -- Introduction 229 -- Analyzing John 6.1-15 235 -- Conclusion 280 -- 14. Concluding Reflections 281 -- Bibliography 285 -- Index of Authors 309.