2024. This article argues that the Synoptic Gospels' parable of 'The Sower' alludes to somewhat similar passages in Plato's dialogue, the 'Laws' (à la Dennis MacDonald's system of Mimesis Criticism). ¶ My own Synoptic Views: ¶ The Hebrew Bible and its translation into Greek (the Septuagint) were both written at the Library of Alexandria, in the early 3rd century BCE. ¶ The ...