Four-document hypothesis
Four-source hypothesis | |
Theory Information | |
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Order | Mark, Q, M, L, (Antiochian document), (Document of Infancy) (Proto-Luke) Matthew, Luke |
Additional Sources | Q source, M source, L source, (Antiochian document), (Document of Infancy) |
Gospels' Sources | |
Matthew | Mark, Q, M, (Antiochian document) |
Luke | Mark, Q, L, (Proto-Luke), (Document of Infancy) |
Theory History | |
Originator | B. H. Streeter |
Origination Date | 1925 |
The four-document hypothesis or four-source hypothesis is an explanation for the relationship between the three
Description
According to
According to this view the first gospel is a combination of the traditions of Jerusalem, Antioch, and
Streeter hypothesized a proto-Luke document, an early version of Luke that did not incorporate material from Mark or the birth narrative. According to this hypothesis, the evangelist added material from Mark and the birth narratives later. Telling against this hypothesis, however, the gospel has no underlying passion tradition separate from Mark, and Luke's travel account is evidently based on Mark 10.[3] A contemporary version of the four-source theory omits proto-Luke, with the evangelist combining Mark, Q, and L directly.[4] Still, the gospel might have circulated originally without the birth narrative in the first two chapters.[5]
See also
- Augustinian hypothesis
- Farrer hypothesis
- Gospel harmony
- Gospel of Marcion
- Hebrew Gospel hypothesis
- Marcan priority
- Synoptic Gospels § The synoptic problem
- Two-gospel hypothesis
References
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-0-8254-9882-4.
Several other problems must be considered by those who accept the Two- or Four-Source Hypothesis. First, the Four-Source hypothesis is much more complex (positing Q, M, and L as sources) than the Two-Gospel Hypothesis
- ^ "Biblical literature - The Synoptic problem". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ISBN 978-0-8006-3123-9.
- ISBN 978-0-02-541949-0.
- ^ Funk, Robert W. and the Jesus Seminar. The acts of Jesus: the search for the authentic deeds of Jesus. HarperSanFrancisco. 1998. "Birth & Infancy Stories" pp. 497–526.
Bibliography
- Streeter, Burnett H. (2008) [1924]. The Four Gospels, a Study of Origins treating of the Manuscript Tradition, Sources, Authourship, & Dates. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 223–270. ISBN 978-1556357978.