The shared Hebrew roots must be substantial terms like nouns and verbs—prepositions, pronouns, and other minor syntactical particles do not count even though they may contribute to syntactical and/or contextual relations. Level A also includes synoptic parallel passages. Even a modest amount of verbal correspondence in synoptic parallels virtually guarantees a relationship, whether direct or indirect. Synoptic passages are typically laid out in parallel columns by references due to limitations of
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