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Who wrote the Gospels? Did the historical Jesus really exist? Is the mysterious source known as Q a scholarly myth? And did John's Gospel actually know Matthew, Mark, and Luke?

In this episode, I sit down with leading New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre, Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University and author of The Case Against Q and The Fourth Synoptic Gospel.

We discuss Gospel authorship and dating, Luke's possible use of Josephus, Marcion and Marcion Priority, the case against Q, the Synoptic Problem, John's relationship to the Synoptic Gospels, the historical Jesus, mythicism, Bart Ehrman's work, and some of the biggest assumptions in New Testament scholarship today.

Mark is one of the most influential voices in contemporary Gospel studies, and this conversation explores some of the most important debates surrounding the origins of Christianity and the New Testament.

Book links (affiliate):
The Case Against Q — Mark Goodacre

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The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John's Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke — Mark Goodacre

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US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802875130?tag=logosleaperbo-20

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Synoptic Problem, A Way Through the Maze (FREE) - https://markgoodacre.org/maze/

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0:00 Who Wrote the Gospels?
2:06 Was Luke Really a Companion of Paul?
3:42 Who Is the Beloved Disciple?
4:21 Dating the Gospels
5:42 Why Goodacre Changed His Mind on Luke's Date
9:02 Who Was Marcion?
11:07 What Is Marcionite Priority?
12:49 Marcion, Luke & Gospel Origins
14:00 Problems with Marcionite Priority
16:58 What Is Q?
18:47 The Case Against Q
19:09 Austin Farrer and Dispensing with Q
21:18 Oxford's Skepticism About Q
22:42 Why Mark Goodacre Rejects Q
24:48 Why Q Remains Popular
27:32 What Is Markan Priority?
29:17 Evidence That Luke Used Matthew
32:14 The Problem with Reconstructing Q
34:34 Is John the Fourth Synoptic Gospel?
37:23 Did John Know Matthew, Mark & Luke?
39:02 Satan Entering Judas: Evidence John Knew Luke?
40:18 The Impact of Goodacre's New Book
43:32 Did Jesus Really Exist?
47:32 Paul, Josephus & Tacitus on Jesus
48:42 Did Mark Think Jesus Was God?
50:05 The Greatest Discovery in Biblical Studies
52:18 Podacre, YouTube & Final Thoughts

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