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Augustinian hypothesis (view source)
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The most prominent scholars/Christians who advocate the Augustinian hypothesis are Christopher Butler ([[Bishop]]), John Wenham and W.R. Farmer.
The most prominent scholars/Christians who advocate the Augustinian hypothesis are Christopher Butler ([[Bishop]]), John Wenham and W.R. Farmer.
'''4 Key points of Bishop Christopher 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.
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 hypothetical "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.
'''2.''' Against the "Q" hypothesis:
'''2.''' Against the "Q" hypothesis: