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Re-writing Bible stories for storytelling
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Read on Substack →The Synoptic Problem series
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Part 4: Occam’s Razor and the Farrer Theory: Why We Don’t Need Q
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Part 5: On the Plain and On the Mount: Did Luke Really Need Q to Rearrange a Sermon?
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The Synoptic Problem
Part 6: Kings Out, Shepherds In: Luke’s Theological Edit of the Nativity
Read on Substack →For Part 7, I wanted to include the following table, but Substack wouldn’t allow it. So here it is…
| Jesus mocked before the Sanhedrin (Mk 14.65/Mt 26.67–68 / Lk 22.64) | ‘Prophesy!’ | Both add. ‘Who is it that struck you?’ This is perhaps the single most famous minor agreement. |
| John the Baptist (Mk 1.7–8 / Mt 3.11–12 / Lk 3.16–17) | Different wording | Matthew and Luke share several phrases and sequence changes beyond Mark. |
| Healing of the paralytic (Mk 2.1–12 / Mt 9.1–8 / Lk 5.17–26) | ‘Rise, take up your mat…’ | Matthew and Luke agree in several grammatical alterations and omissions. |
| Beelzebul controversy (Mk 3.22–30 / Mt 12.22–32 / Lk 11.14–23) | Mark’s wording | Matthew and Luke share several common revisions. |
| Mustard seed (Mk 4.30–32 / Mt 13.31–32 / Lk 13.18–19) | ‘on the earth’ | Matthew and Luke omit or modify several Markan expressions together. |
| Feeding of the 5,000 (Mk 6.30–44 / Mt 14.13–21 / Lk 9.10–17) | Various details | Shared omissions and verbal changes. |
| Transfiguration (Mk 9.2–8 / Mt 17.1–8 / Lk 9.28–36) | Various details | Matthew and Luke share several small verbal revisions. |
| Healing of the epileptic boy (Mk 9.14–29 / Mt 17.14–20 / Lk 9.37–43) | Mark’s wording | Shared abbreviations and lexical choices. |
| Entry into Jerusalem (Mk 11.1–10 / Mt 21.1–11 / Lk 19.28–40) | Small wording differences | Matthew and Luke agree in several omissions. |
| Question about tribute (Mk 12.13–17 / Mt 22.15–22 / Lk 20.20–26) | ‘Bring me a denarius…’ | Shared stylistic changes. |
| Passion narrative | Numerous | Particularly dense concentration of agreements, especially during the Jewish trial and mockery. |