Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 17:41 |
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On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 06:12:56PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> Um, I don't suppose the common elements could reflect the historical
> accuracy of the gospels? And are you sure it's not that Luke and Mark both
> draw on Matthew as a source? After all, Matthew is the one who was actually
> purported to be there. Luke and Mark were later.
Tracing the history of documents is a science, not guesswork, and these
statements aren't just guesses. Nor are they disputed by most theologians.
In fact, any good theology text should include a discussion of these
conclusions and how they were reached.
-Mark
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