A Biblical harmony is a hermeneutic method of analyzing parallel and often disparate accounts within the Bible. They are used in attempts to resolve perceived conflicts in the text and to demonstrate that together they form a consistent text. This will often take the form of a chart or table showing the harmony among the books of the Bible.
Many Study Bibles, such as the MacArthur Study Bible, contain such harmonies. They are helpful, for instance, for finding parallel verses among the three Synoptic Gospels or within the Books of Kings and the Books of Chronicles. Gospel harmonies, which attempt to compile the four canonical gospels into a single account, are a common kind of harmony.
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