The Synoptic Problem: Four Views
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The relationship between Matthew, Mark, and Luke is one of the most contested topics in Gospel studies. How do we account for the close similarities—and differences—in the Synoptic Gospels?
In the last few decades, the standard answers to the typical questions regarding the Synoptic Problem have come under fire, while new approaches have surfaced. This up-to-date introduction, ideal for classroom use and individual study, articulates and debates the four major views. Following an overview of the issues, leading proponents of each view set forth their positions and respond to each of the other views. A concluding chapter summarizes the discussion and charts a direction for further study.
This work will be of interest to professors, students, scholars, and other readers interested in the Synoptic Problem.
- Offers the four major proposals by each of the proponents of their viewpoints
- Presents the critical issues, the key terms, a brief history of scholarship
- Provides an assessment of the discussion and lays out ways forward in scholarship on the Synoptic Problem
- The Synoptic Problem: An Introduction to Its Key Terms, Concepts, Figures, and Hypotheses - Stanley E. Porter and Bryan R. Dyer
- The Two Source Hypothesis - Craig A. Evans
- The Farrer Hypothesis - Mark Goodacre
- The Two Gospel Hypothesis - David Barrett Peabody
- The Orality and Memory Hypothesis - Rainer Riesner
- Two Source Hypothesis Response - Craig A. Evans
- Farrer Hypothesis Response - Mark Goodacre
- Two Gospel Hypothesis Response - David Barrett Peabody
- Orality and Memory Hypothesis Response - Rainer Riesner
- What Have We Learned regarding the Synoptic Problem, and What Do We Still Need to Learn? - Stanley E. Porter and Bryan R. Dyer
Multiple-views books on controversial biblical and theological topics have become quite popular and helpful, especially when each contributor responds to the others. This volume is particularly well done, and Porter and Dyer have enlisted outstanding representatives of each of the four most viable solutions to the Synoptic Problem. The editors also place each theory into the history of the discussion, so that students can consider this ‘one-stop shopping’ for scholarship on this important topic.
—Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary
For any who think that the Synoptic Problem has been solved or that its debate has stalled out, this book suggests that there is a more vibrant conversation to be engaged. Porter and Dyer have assembled a stellar team for the exchange. I can’t imagine a better lineup than Evans, Goodacre, Peabody, and Riesner as spokespersons for their respective views. The Synoptic Problem is wonderfully accessible, is an ideal point of entry for those new to the topic, and offers fresh perspective on this important and perennial issue.
—Jeannine K. Brown, professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary San Diego
A must-read for anyone interested in understanding the Synoptic Problem! The four main views (the Two Source Hypothesis, the Farrer Hypothesis, the Two Gospel Hypothesis, and the Orality and Memory Hypothesis) are ably presented by their supporters and then critiqued by their opponents. The critiques are an excellent example of how different views can be held and debated among scholars.
—Robert H. Stein, senior professor of New Testament interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Title: The Synoptic Problem: Four Views
- Authors: Stanley E. Porter, Bryan R. Dyer
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 194
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Synoptic problem; Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9781493404469, 9780801049507, 1493404466, 0801049504
- Resource ID: LLS:SYNPTCPRBLM4VIEWS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:16:09Z