Lukan priority hypothesis
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The Lukan priority hypothesis is a minority view in New Testament scholarship that argues the Gospel of Luke was written before the other Synoptic Gospels and served as a source for them.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesis in New Testament studies
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synoptic problem solution ⓘ |
| addresses |
literary relationships among the Synoptic Gospels
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order of composition of the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
order of pericopes in the Synoptic Gospels
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overlaps and differences among the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Gospel of Luke
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Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ Synoptic Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
analysis of literary dependence
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arguments about redactional tendencies ⓘ arguments about theological development in the Gospels ⓘ comparison of parallel pericopes ⓘ |
| concerns |
direction of dependence between Luke and the other Synoptics
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sequence of gospel writing in the first century ⓘ |
| contradicts |
Farrer hypothesis
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Markan priority hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Source Hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Matthean priority hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
difficulty explaining Mark’s brevity if Mark used Luke
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insufficient explanatory power for Mark’s style and content ⓘ lack of broad scholarly support ⓘ |
| field |
New Testament scholarship
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biblical studies ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
implies Luke preserves earlier gospel traditions
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reverses traditional Markan priority sequence ⓘ |
| hasViewOn |
Luke’s relationship to Mark
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Luke’s relationship to Matthew ⓘ |
| methodology |
literary criticism
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redaction criticism ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
| positionInScholarship | minority view ⓘ |
| proposes |
Gospel of Luke is the earliest of the Synoptic Gospels
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Gospel of Luke served as a source for the Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke served as a source for the Gospel of Matthew ⓘ Gospel of Luke was written before the Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Luke was written before the Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke is a literary source for the other Synoptic evangelists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Augustinian hypothesis
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Griesbach hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ gospel compositional theories ⓘ synoptic source criticism ⓘ |
| status |
not widely accepted among critical scholars
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occasionally defended by individual scholars ⓘ |
| subjectOf | synoptic problem debate ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | modern New Testament scholarship ⓘ |
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