In Chapter 1 we left open the possibility that there might yet be scope for progress in the Synoptic Problem by analysis of pericope order, where the synopsis had little more to offer. This chapter explores that possibility by means of Tables 2–1 to 2–6 which present cross-reference indexes of Synoptic Gospel pericopae. We shall use these, together with Figures 2–1 to 2–6 which derive from them, to explore the two pillars of Streeter’s case: M1, the priority
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