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Thanks for the response and added comment. I had wondered how the academic realm felt about the theory. I must say that it does somewhat intrigue me. I was hoping to view a grid/matrix of the theory to see how it fits for myself. It's one thing to read it as it is laid out. It can be quite another to see it all laid out and then judge. I suppose I may just have to lay one out myself for analysis. Thanks again.

Through several of Bishop Spongs books he makes the case for the synoptic gospels being written for use in the synagogue. More specifically that Mark was written to span synagogue worship throught a liturgical year and then Matthew and Luke expanding Mark to fill a calendar year. Does anyone know of a graphic (or somethign similar) that may exist (or maybe even having been laid out by one of you) that shows the Jewish holidays/festivals aligned with the gospel stories of Jesus along some sort of a common grid or parallel matrix?