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The '''Augustinian hypothesis''' is one of the proposed solutions to the [[Synoptic problem]].  

The '''Augustinian hypothesis''' is one of the proposed solutions to the [[Synoptic problem]].  

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 Fathers|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:

The conservative Christian website Blue Letter Bible indicates concerning the Augustinian hypothesis: