Markan Priority/Priority of mark

Question 1

what is markan priority

Answer 1

the belief that mark was the first gospel writter and then was copied by the other synoptics
disregards the augustinian hypothesis

Question 2

why is it very possible that it could have been markan -priority (important texts)

Answer 2

mark misses a lot of important texts out like the resurrection and even the virgin birth and the lords prayer
since these passages are very important, it is very hard to say that mark just didnt write about them

Question 3

another reason why it couldve been markan priority (poor grammar)

Answer 3

mark has poor grammar and a lot of slang words, why would he take matthews greek words and deliberately mess them up??

Question 4

third reason for markan priority

Answer 4

mark uses a lot of aramaic words that are not in matthew
“corban” to mean a ritual dedicated to God
why would mark deliberately add these in

Question 5

what puzzles are solved if there is markan priority

Answer 5

mark missing out pages: he didnt know about them and matthew and luke were able to write about these and filled in gaps
luke and matthew corrected marks bad greek
mark uses aramaic expressions because he is translating from what jesus actually spoke and matthew and luke were writing for greek who wouldnt understand so they changed it

Question 6

strength for markan priority: hard readings

Answer 6

one of the strengths for markan priority is the presence of hard readings (passages which explain jesus in an unflattering way)
in their passages, luke and mark tone it down and dont describe it in such an angry way

Question 7

example of hard reading from luke and mark

Answer 7

mark: “(jesus) looked around at them in anger”)
luke: “(jesus” looked around at them all)

Question 8

mark and the synoptics: christology

Answer 8

mark has a low christology (the beliefof how connect jesus was with god)
suggetss that jesus became gods son from when he was baptised
the other synoptics suggest that jesus was gods son from the moment that he was born

Question 9

does the markan priority make the bible more trustworthy? (YES)

Answer 9

mark was the translator of peter, who was the leader of the disciples. it would make sense for him to have the most information and have first dibs of it!!!
markan priotiy is essential to 2 and 4 source and explains the similarities of the Gospel

Question 10

does the markan priority make the bible less trustworthy? (NO)

Answer 10

breaks up the unity of the gospels by suggesting that they went off mark and filled in the missing pieces of the gospel
if they just went off mark, then they were not inspired by the holy spirit