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Bishop Christopher Butler believed that if the Gospel of Matthew was written first, then there is no need to posit the existence of a separate "Q" source (a hypothetical document containing sayings of Jesus shared by Matthew and Luke) to explain similarities between the Gospels, as differences can be attributed to the authors' distinct purposes rather than relying on a lost source with unknown content.  

Bishop Christopher Butler believed that if the Gospel of Matthew was written first, then there is no need to posit the existence of a separate "Q" source (a hypothetical document containing sayings of Jesus shared by Matthew and Luke) to explain similarities between the Gospels, as differences can be attributed to the authors' distinct purposes rather than relying on a lost source with unknown content.  

'''Key points of C.H. Dodd Butler:'''  

'''4 Key points of Bishop Christopher Dodd Butler:'''  

1. Priority of Matthew:

'''1.''' Priority of Matthew:

Butler argued that if Matthew was written first, then it could explain cases where Matthew seems more original than Mark without needing to invoke a separate "Q" source.  

Butler argued that if Matthew was written first, then it could explain cases where Matthew seems more original than Mark without needing to invoke a separate "Q" source.  

2. Against the "Q" hypothesis:

'''2.''' Against the "Q" hypothesis:

He questioned the validity of using "Q" to explain shared material between Matthew and Luke, suggesting that differences could be explained by each author's individual perspective and goals.  

'''3.''' He questioned the validity of using "Q" to explain shared material between Matthew and Luke, suggesting that differences could be explained by each author's individual perspective and goals.  

Difficulties with "primitiveness"

Difficulties with "primitiveness"

Butler criticizes the idea that identifying "primitive" Christian teachings is a reliable way to determine which Gospel is earlier, as defining "primitiveness" can be challenging.

'''4.''' Butler criticizes the idea that identifying "primitive" Christian teachings is a reliable way to determine which Gospel is earlier, as defining "primitiveness" can be challenging.

The Augustinian hypothesis is rejected today by many scholars, including some [[conservative]]s, because it is argue that the textual evidence indicates 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 is rejected today by many scholars, including some [[conservative]]s, because it is argue that the textual evidence indicates 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]].