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$\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ Chris Tilling<\/a> shared a link to Alan Garrow\u2019s website<\/a>, where he explores the neglected solution to the Synoptic problem which views Matthew as having worked with Mark and Luke. That view will also get a treatment in Robert MacEwen\u2019s forthcoming monograph, Matthean Posteriority: An Exploration of Matthew\u2019s Use of Mark and Luke as a Solution to the Synoptic Problem<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/i>.<\/p>\n

And let me end by reposting my favorite proposed solution to the Synoptic problem:<\/p>\n

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