The Gospel of Jesus : the pastoral relevance of the synoptic problem /

Farmer, William R.

The Gospel of Jesus : the pastoral relevance of the synoptic problem / William R. Farmer. - 1st ed. - Louisville, Kentucky : Westminister/John Knox Press, c1994. - xiv, 240 p.; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Part 1: Why this book?
1. Introduction
Part 2: What is the two-gospel hypothesis?
2. A systematic overview of the two-gospel hypothesis
3. The two-gospel hypothesis illustrated by texts
Part 3: What difference does it make for worship, theology, and ethics?
4. the Lord's prayer
5. the Lord's supper
6. Justification by faith
7. The faithful witness of women
8. God's special commitment to the poor
9. the keys of the kingdom
Part 4: How, why, where, and when did the idea of Markan primacy originate?
10. The idea and reality of Markan priority
11. A social history of Markan primacy
Part 5: What is behind the current interest in Q?
12. A dismantling of the church's canon
Part 6: summary and conclusions
13. the Gospel of the Lord Jesus
Appendix
The two-source hypothesis as a methodological criterion in synoptic research


William Farmer has devoted much of his career to addressing the question of the relationship among the three Synoptic Gospels--Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In particular, Farmer has challenged the Two Source Hypothesis, which says that Mark is the earliest Gospel, and that Matthew and Luke used Mark and another document, called "Q," as the two...

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Two source hypothesis (Synoptic criticism)
Bible. N.T. Mark--Sources
Q hypothesis (Synoptic criticism)
Jesus Christ--Teachings

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