The Synoptic Gospels are composed of the gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke. These three gospels covered many of the same stories; however, they disagree with each other on various details within some stories. Furthermore, numerous events present in Mark are not found in Matthew or Luke and vice versa. Many historians have concluded that Mark was the first of the three gospels written and that Matthew and Luke used Mark as the source for their own gospels. The Synoptic Gospels were first written in Greek, which would suggest some ambiguity within Mark, Matthew, and Luke due to certain perceptions and translations within the Greek language. One ambiguity shown in the Synoptic Gospels concerns Jesus' views on marriage and divorce. Using Gospel Parallels by Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr, readers can analyze what Jesus may have thought about marriage and divorce and realize the ambiguities displayed in the Synoptic Gospels; also questioning the ideas of sexism and homosexuality. In the Synoptic Gospels, only Mark and Matthew write about Jesus preaching to the Pharisees in Judea about marriage and divorce. Luke instead quotes Jesus' thoughts on marriage and divorce amidst Jesus' preaching to the Pharisees about money. Mark and Matthew appear to disagree on much of the chronology and details regarding what he preached. Mark 10:1 states, “He left that place and went into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan.” Mark suggests that Jesus left one “place” and went to two places; both Judea and beyond the Jordan to preach marriage and divorce; however, Matthew disagrees. Matthew 19:1 reads, “When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.” Matthew defines M......middle of the paper......they shouldn't have followed the rules of marriage and divorce. The gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels. Many of the writings in these gospels about what Jesus thought about marriage and divorce are similar; however, the details of many events and the words of the writings are radically different. The writings are vague and ambiguous and may contain one of many meanings. This ambiguity may have occurred because of translations from Greek into other languages ​​or because each of the gospel writers thought differently about each of the topics. Using Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr's Gospel Parallels, readers can analyze what Jesus may have said about marriage and divorce and realize the ambiguity. It is up to the reader to interpret what Jesus may have thought about marriage and divorce according to his or her own beliefs and thoughts.