Questions tagged [source-criticism]
Analysis for the purpose of dividing a text into its composite sources.
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What is the provenance of Genesis 50:33 in the Joseph Smith Translation?
The Joseph Smith Translation of Genesis contains a curious verse which does not appear to be attested in the Masoretic Text. It's apparently often used as a proof-text for the Mormon religion:
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Does anyone know precisely whether the gospel of Matthew was written before or after AD 70?
I pray that someone may have some reliable sources that I would like to use when speaking to atheists.
What is the evidence that Matthew was written before or after AD 70?
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Why do Matthew & Luke report that Joseph (Jesus' stepfather) had two different fathers?
I ran into a YouTube video that claims the Gospels of Luke and Mathew contradict on the name of Joseph's father. Luke claims that Joseph's father was a man named Heli but Mathew claims that the father ...
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Was Matthew written based on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians?
There's many allusions to the teaching of Paul as recorded in his first letter to the Corinthians in the gospel of Matthew. There's a passage in the sermon on the mount which seems to come from the ...
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Hebrews 10:5-7 - distorted quotation? [duplicate]
Hebrews 10:5-7 contains a quotation from Psalm 40 from the Septuagint that greatly varies from Masoretic version that is present in our bibles today:
“So when he came into the world, he said, “...
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Genesis 22:19 - where is Isaac?
Genesis 22 describes the famous binding of Isaac narrative. During the beginning of the event, Abraham and Isaac’s ascent to the mountain is described:
“Early in the morning Abraham got up and ...
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Why are "Judah" and "Israel" distinguished in many verses BEFORE the split of the two kingdoms?
Similar questions have been asked previously, but answers emphasized the era after the split of the tribes. Even though Judah is one of the tribes of Israel, why are Judah and Israel often ...
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If Matthew was an eyewitness why would he rely on Mark?
If Matthew was an eyewitness to the events of the life of Jesus, why did Matthew then base his gospel off Mark's?
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Trinitarian baptismal formula in Matthew 28:19 vs Didache 7:2
Both the Gospel of Matthew and the Didache present a very similar "Trinitarian baptismal formula":
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
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Why are passages in the Book of Joshua repeated in the Book of Judges (Jos. 15:15-19, Jdgs. 1:11-15)?
In these two parallel sets of passages, why is the Book of Judges merely restating that which was stated in Joshua 15?
Joshua 15:15-19, NASB: Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of ...
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Were the last 12 verses of the Gospel of Mark in fact taken from Luke?
Were the last 12 verses of the Gospel of Mark in fact taken from Luke?
Here it states that in the Gospel of Mark there is an added portion (Mark 16:9-20)
In this reference I didn't find the following ...
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Why does Matthew soften hard statements from Mark?
For example, in Mark 10:18 Mark says:
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone." (CSB)
But in Matthew 19:17:
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Remains of Aramaic/Hebrew version of Matthew
We know from several early Christian theologists that the Gospel of Matthew existed in a Hebrew or Aramaic version before parts of NT that were written in Greek were translated into Syriac in the ...
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What are the arguments in favor of Lukan Priority?
The Synoptic Problem explores the relationship among the three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Lukan (or Lucan) Priority is the view that Luke was the first of these documents to be written....
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What evidence is there that Mark could have been dependent upon Luke?
There are approximately 106 pericopes shared by Mark & Luke (see Synoptic Abstract by Tyson & Longstaff). Most hold to the view that this shared material - and the frequency of its common ...
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