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Marcan priority

Marcan priority (or Markan priority) is the hypothesis that the Gospel of Mark was the first of the three synoptic gospels to be written, and was used as a source by the other two (Matthew and Luke). It is a central element in discussion of the synoptic problem—the question of the documentary relationship among these three gospels.

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Opponents
B. C. Butler, William R. Farmer
Order
Mark Luke, Matt
Origination Date
1786
Originator
Gottlob Christian Storr
Proponents
Christian Gottlob Wilke, Christian Hermann Weisse, Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, J. C. Hawkins

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Marcan priority

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples64
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
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Marcan priority

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related to Dependent hypotheses · 14
Marcan priority → Different, Farrer, Furthermore, If Marcan, Luke, Marcan, Mark, Mark's, Matthew, Q's, The, The Matthean Posteriority, This, Where
related to Evidence · 12
Marcan priority → Arguments, But, Famously, Lachmann, Luke, Many, Marcan, Mark, Matthaean, Matthew, Synoptics, The
related to Order · 12
Marcan priority → Augustinian, Comparing, Even, Luke, Marcan, Mark, Mark's, Matthew, Matthew's, On, Such, Synoptics
related to Content not present in Mark · 9
Marcan priority → In, Lord's Prayer, Luke, Marcan, Mark, Mark's, Matthew, Synoptics, While Marcan
related to Hard readings · 8
Marcan priority → Jesus, Lectio Difficilior, Luke, Marcan, Mark, Matthew, Notable, Often
Opponents · 1
Marcan priority → B. C. Butler, William R. Farmer
Order · 1
Marcan priority → Mark Luke, Matt
Origination Date · 1
Marcan priority → 1786
Originator · 1
Marcan priority → Gottlob Christian Storr
Proponents · 1
Marcan priority → Christian Gottlob Wilke, Christian Hermann Weisse, Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, J. C. Hawkins

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mark matthew luke marcan priority order mark's gospel gospels synoptic hypothesis source first material written also posteriority scholars greek jesus

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Marcan priorityOpponentsB. C. Butler, William R. Farmer1.00infobox
Marcan priorityOrderMark Luke, Matt1.00infobox
Marcan priorityOrigination Date17861.00infobox
Marcan priorityOriginatorGottlob Christian Storr1.00infobox
Marcan priorityProponentsChristian Gottlob Wilke, Christian Hermann Weisse, Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, J. C. Hawkins1.00infobox
Marcan priorityis aFarrer hypothesis0.90text
Augustine was that the order in the New Testament was also the order of publicationinstance ofThe view of the Church Fathers0.80text
inspirationinstance ofThe view of the Church Fathers0.80text
Gregory of Nazianzusinstance ofand this is echoed in many later sources0.80text
Marcan priorityrelated to Content not present in MarkMark's0.60section
Marcan priorityrelated to Content not present in MarkLuke0.60section
Marcan priorityrelated to Content not present in MarkMatthew0.60section

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