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|Characteristics    | Matthew  |   Mark   |   Luke   |   John   |
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|Audience?          |          |          |          |          |
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|Shortest?          |          |          |          |          |
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|Synoptic?          |          |          |          |          |
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|Author an Apostle? |          |          |          |          |
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|Author a Gentile?  |          |          |          |          |
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|Five discourses?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Sermon on Mount?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Sermon on Plain?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Birth Narrative?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Genealogy? Starts? |          |          |          |          |
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|Latinisms?         |          |          |          |          |
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|Confession Pivotal?|          |          |          |          |
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|Gospel of Action?  |          |          |          |          |
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|Good Samaritan?    |          |          |          |          |
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|Long Trip to Jer.? |          |          |          |          |
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|Emphasizes Women?  |          |          |          |          |
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|Emphasizes Prayer? |          |          |          |          |
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|Emphasizes Poor?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Emphasizes Children|          |          |          |          |
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|Prologue about Word|          |          |          |          |
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|Chapter Long Prayer|          |          |          |          |
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|Uses Roman Time?   |          |          |          |          |
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|Seven Signs?       |          |          |          |          |
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|Last one written?  |          |          |          |          |
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