Spurious Emergence of Markan Priority
Various factors exercised influence in the development of a fundamentally misleading and false consensus of Markan Priority. The arguments are refuted here.
Progressive Embellishment, Luke→Mark→Matthew
We examine 36 cases of two-stage embellishment, which indicate that Luke is the most primitive Gospel, that was rewritten by Mark and revised again in Matthew.
Lukan Priority and the Jerusalem School
Scholars of the Jerusalem School attest that Luke is most faithful to the Hebraic source material grounding all the Synoptic Gospels. The indication is Lukan priority.
Statistical Validation of Lukan Priority
The order of the Synoptic Gospels is Luke->Mark->Matthew as indicated by a detailed statistical analysis. The analysis summarized validates Lukan Priority
Mark’s Rewriting of Jesus’ Last Week
Examples of rewriting in Mark’s account of the episodes of Jesus’ last week reveal numerous instances where Mark restructured his story based on various motives
Various Endings of Mark
Existing manuscripts have 3 different endings of Mark. The earliest manuscripts are missing an ending. The lost ending is plausibly incorporated into John 21.
Mark Borrows from Luke-Acts
The editorial methodology of Mark is evidenced by examining the first chapter and instances of borrowing from other contexts of Luke-Acts throughout Mark.
List of Markan Stereotypes and Pick-ups
A collection has been made by Jerusalem Perspective of redactional words and phrases characteristic of the editorial style of Mark.
Embellishments of Mark
There are numerous embellishments in Mark. Mark exhibits the expansionist characteristics of a Jewish midrashic or targumistic storyteller.
Mark the “Re-write Man”
Mark resulted in a modified amplified text and an inauthentic dramatization of the Gospel story.