- Paperback: 178 pages
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (27 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0567080560
- ISBN-13: 978-0567080561
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 763,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A lively, readable and up-to-date guide to the Synoptic Problem, ideal for undergraduate students. Arguably the greatest literary enigma in history, the Synoptic Problem has fascinated generations of scholars who have puzzled over the agreements, the disagreements, the variations, and the peculiarities of the relationship between the first three of our canonical Gospels. Yet the Synoptic Problem remains inaccessible to students, soon tangled up in its apparent complexities. But now the author offers a way through the maze, with the promise of emergence at the end, explaining in a lively and refreshing style what study of the Synoptic Problem involves, why it is important and how it might be solved. This is a readable, balance and up-to-date guide, ideal for undergraduate students and the general reader.
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Mark Goodacre is Lecturer in New Testament at the Department of Theology at University of Birmingham, U.K. (appointed in 1995). He earned his B.A. (1988), M. Phil. (1990), M.A. (1994), and D.Phil. (1994) from the University of Oxford. His research interests include the Synoptic Gospels, the Historical Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas. In addition to The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze, Goodacre is the author of Goulder and the Gospels: An Examination of a New Paradigm (JSNTSup, 133; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996) and The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem (Trinity Press International, due out on 1 February 2002). He is best known for the award-winning internet site, The New Testament Gateway (NTGateway.com), the web directory of academic New Testament resources. There are links to many on-line materials, including full-text reproductions of some of his articles on Mark Goodacre's Homepage. Goodacre appears regularly on television and radio to talk about religious matters, especially the Historical Jesus.
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Very Good Intro for Beginners
12 April 2012
Format:Paperback
I've read some others about the Synoptic Problem, and some were very confusing, and I am no beginner of NT studies. This one is very easy to understand. I found this very funny: "It is a fundamental assumption of the study of the Synoptic Problem that the first three Gospels share some kind of literary relationship. In other words, there is some degree of dependence in some direction at a literary level. Occasionally a dissenting voice will sound, but, on the whole, this is a firm consensus in scholarship, and perhaps the last one in the subject..." It seems I am not the only one confused. One other reviewer said we can get this book free at Internet Archive. This is true (at the time of me writing this review), and I certainly would not pay as much as these third party sellers are asking at the time of this writing for this book of the series or any other. After establishing a literary dependence among the synoptics (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) the author argues in favor of Markan Priority (that M and L used Mark which is fairly solid ground in my opinion. Then he gives arguments for and against Q. The letter Q is used for a hypothetical source (never found as a hardcopy) that Matthew and Luke used independently. Q stands for the German word Quelle which mean source. The author wrote: "Now it is my view, as I have already hinted, that each one of the standard arguments for Q is capable of refutation. Not only has the persuasiveness of the standard arguments been greatly overestimated by many scholars but the same scholars have also tended to underestimate the positive evidence in favour of Luke's use of Matthew. Let us proceed through the next part of the maze, then, following this route. First, we will look at answers to the arguments for Q that were laid out in the previous chapter, noting that not one of them is strong enough to make the case." It is refreshing to see both an easily comprehended work that covers the basics and lays out arguments about Q, especially against. This is because so many works written about the Gospels just go ahead and assume Q and base further argumentation upon its existence. Well, it's not so simple, and they don't call it the Synoptic Problem for nothing. Therefore, I heartily recommend this book for beginners and those who want to hear some arguments about Q provided the price is reasonable.
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Glorious!
7 Mar 2010
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Take a dry subject and make it enchanting! Mark Goodacre has a talent that ought to be enjoyed by a wider audience. (Check out his podcasts and blog.) I enjoyed his arguments and find myself almost agreeing when I got the book specifically because I was diametrically opposed to his view!
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Now Free for Kindle at Internet Archive
28 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
Don't ask me how Mark Goodacre managed it, but this book is available for free download in various formats at Internet Archive.
Goodacre is hardly toeing the scholarly line in his views on the Synoptic Problem, but he always makes a reasonable case in an informative way. This book (and indeed all his books) is well worth the reading.
Goodacre is hardly toeing the scholarly line in his views on the Synoptic Problem, but he always makes a reasonable case in an informative way. This book (and indeed all his books) is well worth the reading.
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