Priority of Mark Flashcards
Griesbach argued that… (priority of Mt)
Mts gospel was written first, since she was an apostle and wouldn’t have used a non-apostolic source- thought that his jewish gospel would have been written earlier than gentile one
what did Theidde suggest… (priority of Mt)
that Matthew was a custom official who would have known how to write shorthand, this accounts for the logia (sayings of Jesus)
what did butler suggest… (Priority of Mt)
that Mt wrote his gospel in Aramaic, which Peter used for preaching- MK then transcribed peter’s teaching, adding eye-witness embellishment
Lessing suggested
a common source for all gospels, this could account for the obvious similarities of content and order found in the gospel
why is lessings’ common source theory a weak one
what about the different in words, order and content of the accounts? Mark omits substantial amounts of Mt and Lk material
What was more likely to cause similar gospels
evangelists drawing from the same oral tradition
What is the two source theory
Luke and Matthew used Q (quelle- source in german) and Mark as sources
relationship between Mk and Lk and Mt
90% of Mark is found in Mt50% of Mark is found in Lt
Why is Mark thought to have been written first?
> Marks is the shortest- in Mt and Lk similar pericope has been slightly edited, e.g. epileptic boy story shortened in Mt> Marks is the least polished and most rough- three aramaic phrases not translated>Where Mt, Lk and Mk have parallel material, the order of the events is often the same, and when say Mt dpeards from Mks order, so does Lk
Christology
Lk and Mt omit verses where Mk presents Jesus in a bad light, like when Jesus’ family think he is mad
Q
quelle- mt and lk have parallel material not found in Mk- e.g. betides and the lords prayer- therefor ether must have used another written source
four source theory
B H Streeter. he accepted evidence for the priority of Mk and explained the unique material in Mt and lk- suggesting they both and their own sources - L and M
what is the synoptic problem
the problem why all three gospels look so alike
triple tradition
material common to Mt, Mk, Lk- multiple attestations
