I have a question about the 2DH. It is frequently observed that Luke and Matthew often do not agree (or even that they rarely agree) in their narrative...
List members engaged in the recent Mark/Homer exchange on Kata Markon -- or interested in the recent book on Mark by MacDonald -- might like to know that I've...
... Thank you, Stephen, for your careful statement of what you are trying to accomplish. As for the rest of your present post, I'm beginning better to ...
Mark Goodacre writes -- ... I wonder whether, assuming the Griesbach Hypothesis, the reason for Mark omitting the Lord's Prayer is also the reason why he...
Reading over my own post of yesterday on this text, I realize that this is the kind of message that should be written in the morning hours, rather than late at...
To: Larry J. Swain, et al., Eusebius writes: << "And the Presbyter used to say this, 'Mark became Peter's interpreter and wrote accurately all that he...
Yes, early Alzheimer's--unfortunately truly. Should my posts be too offensive, I'll stop trying to compose. It's been time for me to retire anyhow. I found...
Read "real literary effect" for the ghastly "real effect of the literary effect" in my second paragraph of the email I just sent. The old man is obviously...
With sadness we mark end of an era of New Testament Studies. Yesterday afternoon (December 30), following a prolonged battle with cancer, William R. Farmer...
I've been looking for evidence of Greek influence in the sayings material over and above the fact that the versions in Matt and Luke (and arguably the original...
I am pleased to announce that the Journal of Biblical Studies is is now online at http://journalofbiblicalstudies.org/ Modesty prevents me from telling you how...
To: Larry J. Swain, LJS: << A good translation should in theory be undetectable as a translation. >> SCM: << I challenge you to point to one ancient Greek...
I'm a bit embarrassed to ask such a question on Synoptic-L, but, like many of you, I'm in the crush of reading papers and exams at the end of the semester and...
... Matthew and Mark and noticing that there were differences? Wasn't is long after both Gospels had been established?<< Well, on the Farrer and Augustinian...
Are there indications that any synoptic gospel is confused or inconsistent in its geography? Does anyone please know of anything written on this topic? Best...
Good day to all! Is there a "way" for the learned contributors to this list to give some sort of consensus to the "lay" persons as to the priorty of the...
I've updated my Web site to add a new page with the above title within the section on synoptic gospel sources. 'sQ' is the label I've given to the written...
John Poirier asks -- ... According to H. T. Fleddermann, there are three "classic arguments" which he says "prove" the existence of Q -- (1) The presence of...
A reply to Leonard Maluflen. Leonard, I hope that forwarding an earlier message will reach the Synoptic-L list. I am encountering problems sending it. Karel...
To: Ron Price, Ken Olson wrote: << ... why don't any of the Mark-Q overlap passages occur in Luke's Markan blocks? Luke has omitted the Markan version of each ...
Steven said "..any number of appropriate contexts.." This phrase reminded me of the work of the late R.L. Lindsey. He proposed that many of Jesus' teachings...
