Markan priority
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Markan priority is the scholarly hypothesis that the Gospel of Mark was the first written of the Synoptic Gospels and served as a primary source for Matthew and Luke.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Markan priority canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Synoptic problem solution
ⓘ
hypothesis ⓘ source criticism hypothesis ⓘ |
| addresses |
Synoptic Problem
ⓘ
surface form:
Synoptic problem
|
| appliesTo |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B. H. Streeter
ⓘ
Christian Hermann Weisse ⓘ Ferdinand Christian Baur ⓘ
surface form:
F. C. Baur
Heinrich Holtzmann ⓘ William Sanday ⓘ |
| basedOn |
literary dependence
ⓘ
order of pericopes ⓘ patterns of agreement and disagreement between Synoptic Gospels ⓘ redaction criticism ⓘ verbal agreements among Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Lukan priority
ⓘ
Matthean priority ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
Gospel of Mark
ⓘ
surface form:
The Gospel of Mark is a primary written source for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Gospel of Mark ⓘ
surface form:
The Gospel of Mark was written before the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
|
| field |
Christian theology
ⓘ
New Testament scholarship ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament studies
biblical studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| hasOpponents |
Augustinian hypothesis
ⓘ
Farrer hypothesis ⓘ Griesbach hypothesis ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment |
Became dominant view in 20th-century New Testament scholarship
ⓘ
Formulated in the 19th century ⓘ |
| implies |
Luke used Mark as a written source
ⓘ
Mark preserves earlier narrative forms than Matthew and Luke in many passages ⓘ Matthew used Mark as a written source ⓘ |
| influences |
historical Jesus research
ⓘ
modern Gospel introductions ⓘ synoptic comparison methodologies ⓘ |
| isCompatibleWith | Q hypothesis ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Two-source hypothesis ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Marcan priority ⓘ |
| status | dominant scholarly position on the literary relationship of the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates in biblical scholarship
ⓘ
monographs on the Synoptic problem ⓘ |
| supportedBy | majority of contemporary New Testament scholars ⓘ |
| supportedByObservation |
Mark is the shortest Synoptic Gospel
ⓘ
Material in Mark is largely contained in Matthew and Luke ⓘ Matthean priority ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew and Luke rarely agree against Mark in wording and order
More primitive or difficult readings often appear in Mark compared to parallels in Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| usedIn |
redaction-critical analysis of Luke
ⓘ
redaction-critical analysis of Matthew ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.