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Gospel Errors in Timing

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If a prophet is having a vision one might expect the sequence of events to be jumbled up - much like a dream. However if an historical narrative is being given the sequence of events should be in proper order. The Gospel of John is written from a different perspective than the synoptic gospels so it might be expected that it would differ in chronological order from the other gospels. The interesting thing is that even among the synoptic gospels there is considerable difference in the order of events.

Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
leper is healed	Peter's mother-in-law is healed
centurion's servant is healed	leper is healed	leper is healed	moneychangers are evicted
Peter's mother-in-law healed	paralytic is healed	paralytic is healed	paralytic is healed
waters are stilled	tax collector is called	shriveled hand is healed
exorcism to pigs	shriveled hand is healed	centurion's servant is healed
paralytic is healed	waters stilled	waters are stilled
tax collector is called	exorcism to pigs	exorcism to pigs	feeding the 5,000 occurs
shriveled hand is healed	feeding the 5,000 occurs	feeding the 5,000 occurs	Jesus is anointed
Jesus rides a donkey	Jesus rides a donkey	Jesus rides a donkey	Jesus rides a donkey
moneychangers are evicted	fig tree is cursed
fig tree is cursed	moneychangers are evicted
	Jesus is anointed

You can see above that the sequences of events differ. What are the ramifications of this?

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