The Progressive Publication of Matthew by B. Ward Powers

by B. Ward Powers

Fresh research, advancing further the work of numerous scholars over a great many decades, points convincingly to a new basis for explaining the Synoptic the Gospel of Matthew was published in stages.Scholars have long debated the Synoptic Problem--questions about why and how the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke share so much common material, and yet differ in so many ways.Assessing all the primary evidence, and the widely differing scholarly views about the SynopticThis book also sets out a clarification of the reason and purpose of Mark's Gospel, and a comprehensive explanation of pericope order in all three Synoptics.Endorsement"The Progressive Publication of Matthew is a tour de force both in its scope and depth. No serious student of the synoptic Gospels can afford to ignore it."David Alan BlackProfessor of New Testament and Greek, Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryAuthor of Why Four Gospels?

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First published November 29, 2010

Reviews

[Phil Barnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Alternative View to Markan Priority

This is not an easy read (or at least it wasn't easy for me). It is also rather long (almost 600 pages of text).
However, the author provides a very compelling case for the idea that Mark was the third Gospel written and not the first as is so often asserted and even assumed. If you are interested in NT scholarship - especially in regard to the "Synoptic Problem," then I recommend this book.