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Solutions to the Synoptic Problem 5: Johann Herder
Herder thought that Mark most exactly reproduced UrevOr. Matthew reproduced it with expansions, and Luke, aware of these expansions, “wished to create ‘an actual historical account’ after a wholly Hellenistic pattern.” Herder also hypothesized that “[s]ome forty years later John . . . wrote an ‘echo of the earlier Gospels at a higher pitch’ which…
The Textual Originality of Romans 15–16: Responses
The arguments against the authenticity of Rom 15–16 that have been summarized are, however, inadequate for several reasons, which including the following:
Johann Eichhorn
Eichhorn does not appear to have named Q as such, but this part of his hypothesis fits what has come to be called Q. See Kümmel 77–79. Please see the symbol key for an explanation of the diagrams in this post series. In this post:
The Textual Originality of Romans 15–16: Objections
Perhaps the most persistently thorny issues in textual criticism of Romans are related to: (1) the placement of the doxology, which normally appears in Rom 16:25–27 in modern, printed editions and (2) the cohesion of Rom 15–16 with the rest of the epistle. While distinguishable, however, these issues cannot be completely separated from each other,…
Gotthold Lessing
See Kümmel 76. Please see the symbol key for an explanation of the diagrams in this post series. In this post:
Gottlob Storr
See Kümmel 75–76. Please see the symbol key for an explanation of the diagrams in this post series. In this post: