Memory, Written Sources, and the Synoptic Problem: A Response to Robert K. McIver and Marie Carroll

Poirier, John C.

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“…Most introductions to the NT and especially scholarly treatments on the gospels adopt this Two‐Source Theory or one of its variants as their basic point of departure (Barton 1998; Stein 2001; Ehrman 2008). Nevertheless, in recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in alternative theories among NT scholars who are dissatisfied with this classical approach to the SP, and who question the efficacy of the hypothetical source Q (Dungan 1999; Goodacre 2001a; Goodacre 2001b; Poirier 2004; Wood Jr. 2005; Eddy and Boyd 2007). For example, Mark Goodacre posts his top ten reasons for dispensing with Q on his website (http://www.markgoodacre.org/Q/ten.htm).…”

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A Communities of Practice Approach to the Synoptic Problem

Madrigal

2012

Teaching Theology & Religion

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Although the study of the Synoptic Problem has been the focus of scholarly attention for over two hundred years, the social learning theory known as Communities of Practice is a relatively recent phenomenon. This article describes a communities of practice approach to the study of the Synoptic Problem in an upper‐division undergraduate course at a private, liberal arts college. Students with little or no prior knowledge of the Synoptic Problem were introduced to the salient issues of the Synoptic Problem as well as a theoretical framework in which to interpret them. Data were collected using a variety of mixed methods, including pre‐ and post‐treatment tests, written survey questions, interviews, field notes, and focus group sessions. The results of this study suggest that a communities of practice approach can enhance students' knowledge of the Synoptic Problem and also foster an awareness of scholarly and personal presuppositions that influence the interpretation of the gospels.

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A Communities of Practice Approach to the Synoptic Problem

Madrigal

2012

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“… 9. For percentage calculations of verbatim agreement, see Kloppenborg (2007). For sequential calculations, see Poirier (2004) and Goodacre (2015). …”

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Synoptic Singularity? The Chronicler’s Redaction of Samuel-Kings and Gospel Composition

Myers

2023

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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One of the puzzles facing scholarship on gospel relationships is explaining the high yet varying degree of verbatim agreement among the Synoptics. On antiquity’s compositional spectrum, this high but inconsistent verbatim agreement appears anomalous to many. Some scholars point to the Synoptists’ scribal education to make sense of the data. This article highlights the fact that the Chronicler’s use of Samuel-Kings exhibits a similar dynamic, a phenomenon that has received little attention from scholars investigating the use of sources among ancient authors. Given this compositional overlap, I propose that the Synoptists, having been immersed for years in the warp and weft of sacred Jewish texts in a Greek-speaking synagogal school, took note of and ultimately imitated the Chronicler’s redaction of Samuel-Kings in composing their gospels. After presenting the evidence of the Chronicler’s varying compositional technique, the study concludes with implications and indicates further how attention to the Chronicler’s redaction of Samuel-Kings sheds light on the question of the feasibility of scribal reordering of sources in antiquity.

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Social Memory and Biblical Studies: Theory, Method, and Application

Duling¹

2006

Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture

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Memory, Written Sources, and the Synoptic Problem: A Response to Robert K. McIver and Marie Carroll

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A Communities of Practice Approach to the Synoptic Problem

A Communities of Practice Approach to the Synoptic Problem

Synoptic Singularity? The Chronicler’s Redaction of Samuel-Kings and Gospel Composition

Social Memory and Biblical Studies: Theory, Method, and Application

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