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Augustinian hypothesis (view source)
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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>
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>
The conservative Christian website Blue Letter Bible indicates concerning the Augustinian hypothesis:
{{Cquote|The Traditional Augustinian Theory:
This theory suggests that Matthew was the first Gospel to be composed, followed by Mark, then Luke. The second and third Gospels relied on the previous Gospel(s) as sources. Some view a preservation of Matthean priority as essential because of certain statements by early church fathers. One of those statements came from Augustine who said that the evangelists "have written in this order: first Matthew, then Mark, third Luke, and last John." Both Irenaeus and Origen, predecessors of Augustine, also held to the same order of composition. Later advocates of this theory include Hugo Grotius, H. G. Jameson, Basil Christopher Butler, and John Wenham.<ref>[https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/q.cfm Scripture: The Synoptic Problem and Q], Blueletterbible.org</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.
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.