Sources of the Synoptic GospelsPatton, Carl S. (Carl Safford)
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Sources of the Synoptic Gospels
Patton, Carl S. (Carl Safford)
Bible. Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
considering the extremely close agreement between Luke's vss. 7_b_-9 and
Matthew's vss. 8_b_-10 (note especially the εἰπὲ λόγῳ, unparalleled
elsewhere), the best conclusion may be that the story stood in Q, much as
it now stands in Matthew, and that Luke, perhaps having heard this other
version of the story, has himself altered the narrative part of it.
"MANY SHALL COME FROM EAST AND WEST"
(Mt viii, 11-12; Lk xiii, 28-29)
In Matthew these words are interpolated into the story of the centurion's
son; in Luke they occur as part of an eschatological speech. They seem
better in place with Luke than with Matthew. The sentence "There shall be
weeping," etc., is transposed by one evangelist or the other; as it is
used in five other places by Matthew, and as he has probably imported
into the story of the centurion the verses in which it occurs, it is
probable that the transposition is due to him. There is sufficient
divergence in wording between Matthew and Luke to warrant the assignment
of the verses to QMt and QLk.
TWO MEN WHO WOULD FOLLOW JESUS
(Mt viii, 19-22; Lk ix, 57-60)
To these two sayings Matthew and Luke supply respectively their own
introductions. In the first saying, after the introduction, thirty-one
consecutive words are identical, except for Luke's substitution of εἶπεν
for the original λέγει which still appears in Matthew. In the second
saying, after the introduction, the verbal resemblance is close, tho not
so close as in the first saying. The second half of Luke's vs. 60 has a
late sound, and may be attributed either to Luke or his copy of Q. But the
resemblance thruout is close enough to warrant the assignment of the
section simply to Q.
"THE HARVEST IS GREAT"
(Mt ix, 37-38; Lk x, 2)
This saying occurs in Matthew's sending out of the twelve and in Luke's
sending out of the seventy. Twenty-one consecutive words are identical
except for the transposition of two words. It is assigned to Q.
"THE LABORER IS WORTHY OF HIS HIRE"
(Mt x, 10_c_; Lk x, 7_b_)
Mark and Q both contained accounts of the sending out of the disciples.
This is one of the fragments preserved from Q by Matthew and Luke, but not
found in Mark. It is identical except for the substitution of μισθοῦ for
τροφῆς. The change may be attributed to Luke or his recension of Q; in
this case the change is so slight as to be easily chargeable to Luke; it
may bespeak a time later than that indicated by Matthew's form--a time
when the traveling preachers received not only their food but some slight
wage. It stood in Q.
"GREET THE HOUSE"
(Mt x, 11-13; Lk x, 5-8)
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