Synoptic Studies

The Ampleforth Conferences of 1982 and 1983

Christopher M. Tuckett

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781474231190
• eBook ISBN:
  9781474231206
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Théologie et religion
• Subtopic: Études bibliques

The essays in this collection edited by Christopher M. Tuckett are taken from two conferences held at Ampleforth Abbey in 1982 and 1983. The discussion at these conferences centred on the issue of the Synoptic Problem, and special consideration was given to a critique of the 'two-document hypothesis' or the idea that the chronological ordering of Luke and Matthew after Mark enabled the two former to draw on the latter and, in addition, a document entitled 'Q'. This established idea has since been challenged, with new arguments suggesting that in fact Matthew originated first, and Mark was reliant on Matthew for its source material. This discussion has since been continued and while no definitive answer can be offered, this collection of essays promises a fascinating view of the issues that have arisen, and the attempts to reconcile and understand the Synoptic Problem.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Midrash and the Gospels
• Rabbinic Biography and the Biography of Jesus: A Survey of the Evidence
• Contemporary Analogies to the Gospel and Acts: 'Genres' or 'Motifs'?
• A Griesbachian Perspective on the Argument from Order
• Certain Results Reached by Sir John C. Hawkins and C.F. Burney which make more sense if Luke knew Matthew, and Mark knew Matthew and Luke
• Some Observations on Professor Farmer's 'Certain Results ...'
• Reply to Michael Goulder
• The Order of a Crank
• The Credibility of Luke's Transformation of Matthew
• Matthew 12.22-50 and Parallels: An Alternative to Matthean Conflation
• Matthew on Matthew
• The Evidence of Papias for the Priority of Matthew
• Arguments from Order: Definition and Evaluation
• Index of Biblical References
• Index of Authors Cited