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Two Source Theory
by Creature » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:08 pm
What is the two source theory? How does the two source theory help us to understand the gospels?
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Re: Two Source Theory
by jimwalton » Sat Jun 17, 2023 2:15 am
There are four main schools of Gospel formation:
1. The two-source theory (Mark and Q). Mark and Q are separate sources from which Matthew and Luke and drew information.
2. The Farrer Hypothesis. There is no Q. Mark wrote first. Matthew used Mark as a source. Luke used Mark and Matthew. Matthew and Luke were written independently from each other.
3. The Griesbach Hypothesis. Matthew was written first. Luke used Matthew as a source. Mark used Matthew and Luke as sources.
4. The Oral Tradition Hypothesis. All of the Gospel writers tapped into oral tradition for the composition of their works (hence their similarity).
The only particular ramification of the two source theory over the other theories is in how we might understand the formation of the Gospels chronologically and how we look from a later work to an earlier work for understanding.
1. The two-source theory (Mark and Q). Mark and Q are separate sources from which Matthew and Luke and drew information.
2. The Farrer Hypothesis. There is no Q. Mark wrote first. Matthew used Mark as a source. Luke used Mark and Matthew. Matthew and Luke were written independently from each other.
3. The Griesbach Hypothesis. Matthew was written first. Luke used Matthew as a source. Mark used Matthew and Luke as sources.
4. The Oral Tradition Hypothesis. All of the Gospel writers tapped into oral tradition for the composition of their works (hence their similarity).
The only particular ramification of the two source theory over the other theories is in how we might understand the formation of the Gospels chronologically and how we look from a later work to an earlier work for understanding.
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