Sequential Parallelism in the Synoptic Gospels
Although the sequence of parallel material in the Synoptic Gospels has been regarded as an important factor in the solution to the Synoptic problem, there exists no neutral statement of the phenomenon. In general, descriptions of the phenomenon of sequential parallelism are drafted after one has rea...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1976]
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New Testament studies
Year: 1976, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 276-308 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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| Summary: | Although the sequence of parallel material in the Synoptic Gospels has been regarded as an important factor in the solution to the Synoptic problem, there exists no neutral statement of the phenomenon. In general, descriptions of the phenomenon of sequential parallelism are drafted after one has reached a solution to the problem. B. H. Streeter, for example, assumed the priority of Mark in a statement which was apparently intended to support it: ‘ The order of incidents in Mark is clearly the more original; for wherever Matthew departs from Mark's order Luke supports Mark, and whenever Luke departs from Mark, Matthew agrees with Mark.’1 Streeter observes that only Mark 3:31-5 appears in a different context in each gospel and that Matthew adheres more strictly to Mark's order in the latter part of his gospel than he does in the earlier part. He also says that Luke rearranges Mark's sequence only in ‘trifling ways’. These observations may, indeed, support the hypothesis of Markan priority, if one has reason to accept the hypothesis on other grounds. They do not serve as descriptions of the phenomenon, and they demonstrate the need for a description which makes no presuppositions about the literary relationships among the Synoptic Gospels. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-6885 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500009735 |