Christology and the Synoptic Problem: An Argument for Markan Priority

Head, Peter M

ISBN 10: 0521584884 / ISBN 13: 9780521584883

Published by Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, 1997

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hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved dust jacket, xviii + 337pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Christology and the Synoptic Problem: An Argument for Markan Priority
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521584884
• ISBN 13: 9780521584883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book makes a major contribution to the ongoing debate about which of the Synoptic gospels was written first. Dr. Head has evolved a new approach to the problem, using the christological criterion in order to produce more objective results. He compares the consensus view--that Mark's gospel was the first to be written--with the view that Mark used, conflated and abbreviated Matthew and Luke (a view that is undergoing a contemporary revival). The author confirms the hypothesis of Markan priority, but argues that Matthew was a developer rather than a corrector of Mark.

Language Notes

Text: English, Greek