MattLukeJohnMark Sources Peter Traditional view Experience with Jesus How Were the Gospels Written? The most difficult intellectual problem in human history

MattLukeJohnMark Sources Peter Traditional view Experience with Jesus How Were the Gospels Written? The most difficult intellectual problem in human history Problems Too many differences: Lord’s prayer (69 & 143), Beatitudes (65) Too many similarities: Isaiah quote (24)

Mark Q MattLuke Experience with Jesus Peter Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” John

Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” The two-source theory depends on two ideas: 1.Mark was the first gospel 2.There was a document called Q. (Q existed.)

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter Matt Mark Luke Later works tend to be longer.

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter Matt Mark Luke 1)Matthew contains 92% of Mark, but Mark only contains 50% of Matthew Later works tend to be longer.

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter Matt Mark Luke 1)Matthew contains 92% of Mark, but Mark only contains 49% of Matthew Later works tend to be longer.

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer Matt Mark Luke 1)Matthew contains 92% of Mark, but Mark only contains 49% of Matthew 2)Luke contains 48% of Mark, but Mark contains only 28% of Luke

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary Sometimes they all agree (pericope 83)

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary Sometimes Matthew and Mark agree against Luke (pericope 81)

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary Sometimes Mark and Luke agree against Matthew (pericopes 94-5)

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary But Matthew and Luke never agree against Mark

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95 4)They remove redundancies 49

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95 4)They remove redundancies 49 2.Q existed Matt Mark Luke

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95 4)They remove redundancies 49 2.Q existed A.Quelle means source in German Matt Mark Luke

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95 4)They remove redundancies 49 2.Q existed A.Quelle means source in German B.Q means 250 non-Markan verses that Matthew and Luke share Matt Mark Luke Q Q

1.Mark is the first gospel A.Mark is shorter. Later works tend to be longer. B.Mark’s order is primary C.Matthew and Luke improve Mark’s style 1)They improve his vocabulary 240 2)They remove the historical present 187 3)They remove the Aramaic sayings 95 4)They remove redundancies 49 2.Q existed A.Quelle means source in German B.Q means 250 non-Markan verses that Matthew and Luke share C.These verses are practically identical, yet they appear in different contexts in Matthew and in Luke. 661 Matt Mark Luke Q Q