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Augustinian hypothesis (view source)
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{{See also|Ordering the Gospels}}
{{See also|Ordering the Gospels}}
The '''Augustinian hypothesis''' is one of the proposed solutions to the [[Synoptic problem]]. Its proponents believe that the [[Gospel of Matthew]], was written first. The [[Gospel of Mark]] was written second, based on material found in the Gospel of Matthew, and amplifying some of it with more detail. The [[Gospel of Luke]] was written third using information found in the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew. Advocates of the hypothesis accept that the Gospel of Matthew was written by Matthew, the Gospel of Luke was written by Luke, and that the Gospel of Mark was written by Mark.
The '''Augustinian hypothesis''' is one of the proposed solutions to the [[Synoptic problem]].
The Augustinian hypothesis is rejected today by scholars, including [[conservative]]s, because the textual evidence is overwhelming that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was written first and that the [[Gospel of Matthew]] copied much of it, with a few noteworthy variations due to Matthew's different point-of-view and omissions of what he could not personally verify. [[Liberal denial]] has erred in denying that [[Mark]] was a young, non-[[Apostle]] eyewitness of [[Jesus]]. Flaws in the Augustinian hypothesis also include its baseless speculation that the Gospel of Matthew was originally written in [[Aramaic]] or even [[Hebrew]], when all the evidence indicates that it was originally written in [[Greek]].
The Augustinian hypothesis takes its name from [[Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine of Hippo]], an early 5th century bishop and church father, who wrote: "Now, those four evangelists whose names have gained the most remarkable circulation over the whole world, and whose number has been fixed as four, ...are believed to have written in the order which follows: first Matthew, then Mark, thirdly Luke, lastly John." And also, "Of these four, it is true, only Matthew is reckoned to have written in the Hebrew language; the others in Greek. And however they may appear to have kept each of them a certain order of narration proper to himself, this certainly is not to be taken as if each individual writer chose to write in ignorance of what his predecessor had done..."<ref>St. Augustine, The Harmony of the Gospels, Book 1 chapter 2 paragraph 4. from hypothesis.com [https://www.hypotyposeis.org/synoptic-problem/2004/10/external-evidence-augustine.html External Evidence: Augustine]</ref>
Its proponents believe that the [[Gospel of Matthew]], was written first. The [[Gospel of Mark]] was written second, based on material found in the Gospel of Matthew, and amplifying some of it with more detail. The [[Gospel of Luke]] was written third using information found in the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew. Advocates of the hypothesis accept that the Gospel of Matthew was written by Matthew, the Gospel of Luke was written by Luke, and that the Gospel of Mark was written by Mark.
The Augustinian hypothesis is rejected today by many scholars, including some [[conservative]]s, because the textual evidence is overwhelming that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was written first and that the [[Gospel of Matthew]] copied much of it, with a few noteworthy variations due to Matthew's different point-of-view and omissions of what he could not personally verify. [[Liberal denial]] has erred in denying that [[Mark]] was a young, non-[[Apostle]] eyewitness of [[Jesus]]. Flaws in the Augustinian hypothesis also include its baseless speculation that the Gospel of Matthew was originally written in [[Aramaic]] or even [[Hebrew]], when all the evidence indicates that it was originally written in [[Greek]].
St. Augustine relied entirely on historical rather than textual evidence, but the historical evidence is far more vulnerable to [[liberal bias]] than the textual evidence is. On this issue of [[ordering the Gospels]], [[liberal denial]] that [[Mark]] was an eyewitness distorted the historical opinions.
St. Augustine relied entirely on historical rather than textual evidence, but the historical evidence is far more vulnerable to [[liberal bias]] than the textual evidence is. On this issue of [[ordering the Gospels]], [[liberal denial]] that [[Mark]] was an eyewitness distorted the historical opinions.