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Three-source hypothesis

The three-source hypothesis is a candidate solution to the synoptic problem. It combines aspects of the two-source hypothesis and the Farrer hypothesis. It states that the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke used the Gospel of Mark and a sayings collection as primary sources, but that the Gospel of Luke also used the Gospel of Matthew as a…

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Additional Sources
Q source
Luke
Q, Mark, Matt, Luke
Mark
(Q)
Matthew
Q, Mark
Order
Q Marcan Priority Matt Luke
Proponents
Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, Eduard Simons, Hans Hinrich Wendt, Edward Y. Hincks, Robert Morgenthaler, Robert H. Gundry

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Three-source hypothesis

Nodes12
Edges11
Triples7
Avg. degree1.83
Density0.166667
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Three-source hypothesis

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Additional Sources · 1
Three-source hypothesis → Q source
Luke · 1
Three-source hypothesis → Q, Mark, Matt, Luke
Mark · 1
Three-source hypothesis → (Q)
Matthew · 1
Three-source hypothesis → Q, Mark
Order · 1
Three-source hypothesis → Q Marcan Priority Matt Luke
Proponents · 1
Three-source hypothesis → Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, Eduard Simons, Hans Hinrich Wendt, Edward Y. Hincks, Robert Morgenthaler, Robert H. Gundry
is a · 1
Three-source hypothesis → candidate solution to the synoptic problem

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matthew sayings hypothesis collection gospel luke mark sources heinrich julius holtzmann eduard simons hans hinrich wendt edward hincks robert morgenthaler

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Three-source hypothesisAdditional SourcesQ source1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisLukeQ, Mark, Matt, Luke1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisMark(Q)1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisMatthewQ, Mark1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisOrderQ Marcan Priority Matt Luke1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisProponentsHeinrich Julius Holtzmann, Eduard Simons, Hans Hinrich Wendt, Edward Y. Hincks, Robert Morgenthaler, Robert H. Gundry1.00infobox
Three-source hypothesisis acandidate solution to the synoptic problem0.90text

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