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Literary Relationships Among the Gospels

Literary Relationships Among the Gospels. The Synoptic Problem. Similarities & Differences in the Synoptic Gospels. Close verbal agreement; sometimes identical Same story found in different forms – longer/shorter Same story told very differently

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Literary Relationships Among the Gospels

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  1. Literary Relationships Among the Gospels The Synoptic Problem

  2. Similarities & Differences in the Synoptic Gospels • Close verbal agreement; sometimes identical • Same story found in different forms – longer/shorter • Same story told very differently • Same incident in different chronological sequence

  3. Proposed Solutions to the Question of Relationships • The Utilization Hypothesis – the three gospels used each other • The Proto-Gospel Hypothesis – each of the three gospels used earlier sources: written and oral

  4. Proposed Solutions to the Question of Relationships • The Tradition Hypothesis – the primary source used by all was oral tradition • The Multiple-Source Hypothesis – each used several types of sources: each other, other written sources, oral tradition

  5. Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.(New Revised Standard Version)

  6. Augustine – Early Church • Matthew was the first Gospel written and the others used each other successively: John Luke Mark Matthew

  7. Two-Gospel Theory Matthew Luke Mark Matthew written first,then Luke used Matthew, then Mark used Matthew and Luke as his two sources.

  8. Two Source Theory Mark Q Matthew Luke Mark and Q were written first. Matthew and Luke used these two as their sources. Q = a “sayings of Jesus” collection; a theoretical document.

  9. Four Source Theory Mark Q M L Matthew Luke Matthew and Luke used Mark, Q, M, and L as sources. M = special material only found in Matthew L = special material only found in Luke

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