Four Document Hypothesis (Synoptic problem)
- Four Document Hypothesis (Synoptic problem)
A Four Document Hypothesis is an explanation for the relationship between the three Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It posits that there were at least four sources to the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke: the Gospel of Mark, and three lost sources: Q, M, and L. It was proposed by Burnett Hillman Streeter in 1924, who refined the "Two-source hypothesis" into a "Four-source hypothesis".
According to Streeter's analysis the non-Marcan matter in Luke has been distuingish into at least two sources, Q and L. In a similar way he argued that Matthew used a peculiar source, which we may style M, as well as Q. Luke did not known M, and Matthew did not known L. Source M has the Judaistic character, it suggests a Jerusalem origin, source L he assigned to Caesarea, and source Q connected with Antioch. The document Q was an Antiochene translation of a document originally composed in Aramaic — possibly by the Apostle Matthew for Galilean Christians. Gospel of Luke developed in two phases (see picture).
According to this view the first Gospel is a combination of the traditions of Jerusalem, Antioch, and Rome, while the third Gospel represents Caesarea, Antioch, and Rome. The fact that the Antiochene and Roman sources were reproduced by both Evangelists Matthew and Luke was due to the importance of the Churches. Streeter thought there is no evidence that the other sources are less authentic.
See also
* Markan priority
* Synoptic problem
* Augustinian hypothesis
* Farrer hypothesis
* Griesbach hypothesis
* Two-source hypothesis
* Gospel of Marcion
Bibliography
* [http://www.katapi.org.uk/4Gospels/Ch9.htm "The Four Gospels, a Study of Origins treating of the Manuscript Tradition, Sources, Authourship, & Dates", (1924), pp. 223-270.]
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