1. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke

2. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke Problems with the two-source theory

3. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke Problems with the two-source theory 1.What happened to Q?

4. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke Problems with the two-source theory 1.What happened to Q? 2.Q is supposed to be early, but it is not Messianically Jewish A.No concern with prophecy B.No concern with Law C.No concern for Pharisees and Sadducees D.Little Aramaic

5. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke Problems with the two-source theory 1.What happened to Q? 2.Q is supposed to be early, but it is not Palestinian A.No concern with prophecy B.No concern with Law C.No concern for Pharisees and Sadducees D.Little Aramaic 3.External evidence

6. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke External evidence tells us that Matthew was written first in Hebrew by the Apostle Matthew Origen (c. 200) says so and other later fathers agree

7. Evaluation of the Two-Source Theory “Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q to write their gospels.” Mark Q MattLuke External evidence tells us that Matthew was written first in Hebrew by the Apostle Matthew Origen (c. 200) says so and other later fathers agree but we know Matthew was not written in Hebrew because when it quotes the OT it uses the LXX

8. External evidence Matthew was written first in Hebrew by the Apostle Matthew Should we throw out all the external evidence?

9. External evidence Matthew was written first in Hebrew by the Apostle Matthew Should we throw out all the external evidence? But if Matthew didn’t write this gospel how did his name get attached to it? Papias (c. 120) “Matthew wrote the logia in Hebrew and everyone translated them as he thought best.” What are the alternatives?

10. Experience with Jesus MattLukeJohnMark Sources Peter Problems Too many differences: Lord’s prayer (69 & 143), Beatitudes (65) Too many similarities: Isaiah quote (24) Traditional view

11. Mark Q MattLuke Experience with Jesus Peter Problems:What about the external evidence? What about Q? Two-source theory

12. Logia Experience with Jesus Matthean priority

13. Logia Experience with Jesus Peter Matthean priority

14. Logia Experience with Jesus PeterMark Matthean priority

15. Logia Experience with Jesus PeterMarkMatt Matthean priority

16. Logia Experience with Jesus PeterMarkMattLuke Sources Matthean priority

17. Logia Experience with Jesus PeterMarkMattLuke SourcesJohn Matthean priority

18. 1.Matthew writes the logia in Aramaic 2.Peter preaches in Rome using the logia. 3.Peter elaborates on the logia (adding details, making it more vivid and colloquial) 4.Mark writes down Peter’s preaching 5.Someone writes a gospel using the logia and Mark 6.Luke uses Mark, the logia, and other sources 7.John writes his gospel from memory as a supplement to the Synoptics Matthean priority

19. Logia Experience with Jesus PeterMarkMattLuke SourcesJohn Matthean priority