Comments on NT/History Blog: Matthew's Gospel - the first AND the last (?)

Dave Black's book, Why Four Gospels is helpful...

2011-03-21T18:19:29.484-05:00

Dave Black's book, Why Four Gospels is helpful on this matter. Matthew first, Luke second, Mark is Peters discourse in Rome using both sources Matthew/Luke for Mark.

John of course...was written by the Beloved Disciple, Lazarus...

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Have you had opportunity to find any others who ma...

2009-08-30T15:31:55.813-05:00

Have you had opportunity to find any others who may have taken up such a proposal for explaining the Synoptics. I would say that I also agree that this proposal resonates with me far more than the various theories proposed about 'Q'. I would be intrigued if you find any information affirming further examination of this proposal.

Hi, Fresh. Thanks for the comment. Your profile ...

2009-06-23T00:31:26.811-05:00

Hi, Fresh. Thanks for the comment.

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I like your suggestion a thousand times better tha...

2009-06-22T20:54:49.291-05:00

I like your suggestion a thousand times better than "Q" too. Something about the whole "Q" source seems academically contrived to me. I would even suggest that the early disciples may have decided to
focus on the stories that were most easily verifiable. Some of the individuals who were healed by Jesus must have also become followers and the focus on the stories of these people may have helped form the gospel narrative because these stories had solid witnesses. That would explain the similarities as well as the differences between the gospels.