Book contents
- The Making of the Synoptic Gospels
- The Making of the Synoptic Gospels
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- Note on Color Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 State of the Question
- 3 Testimonies of Galilee: Q
- 4 Testimony of the Leaders at Jerusalem
- 5 Embryonic Mark and Matthew
- 6 Luke’s Preparation
- 7 Luke
- 8 Mark
- 9 Matthew (Greek)
- 10 Independence
- Appendixes
- Bibliography
- Indexes
6 - Luke’s Preparation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2024
Book contents
- The Making of the Synoptic Gospels
- The Making of the Synoptic Gospels
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- Note on Color Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 State of the Question
- 3 Testimonies of Galilee: Q
- 4 Testimony of the Leaders at Jerusalem
- 5 Embryonic Mark and Matthew
- 6 Luke’s Preparation
- 7 Luke
- 8 Mark
- 9 Matthew (Greek)
- 10 Independence
- Appendixes
- Bibliography
- Indexes
Summary
Matthew, Mark, and Luke were likely written in the 60s, when leading apostles were dying off just as the expanding gentile mission urgently needed reference matter on Jesus. Luke based his account on oral histories taken with care from many eyewitnesses over decades. Most of his gospel was planned or in first draft around AD 60 before he incorporated parts of a source akin to Mark.
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- The Making of the Synoptic GospelsExploring the Ancient Sources, pp. 147 - 157Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024