Progressive Embellishment, Luke→Mark→Matthew
We examine 36 cases of two-stage embellishment, which indicate that Luke is the most primitive Gospel, that was rewritten by Mark and revised again in Matthew.
Matthean Revisionism : Women, Non-Jews, and Wealth
The Gospel of Matthew represents positions on women, non-Jews and wealth that reflect a later period than the more primitive gospels of Luke and Mark
Survey of Matthean Posteriority Scholarship
There is extensive scholarship since the 18th century attesting to and highlighting key arguments for Matthean Posteriority
Matthew is a Judaizing Document
Introduction Matthew has Judaizing features that are missing from the other gospels. Matthew makes the highest standard of the law imperative, whereas, in Luke, the law is presented as a …
The Sermon on the Mount : The Matthean Jesus Is Not the Historical Jesus
The Matthean Jesus is not the historical Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount, in the First Gospel, is not a speech made by Jesus, but the literary work of the Evangelist who wrote Matthew. Matthew ethicizes and historizes the traditional material in light of a new situation. Regarding the emphasis of the Law in the Sermon on the Mount, these verses are largely Matthean compositions.
Additional Evidence for Matthean Posteriority
Additional Evidence for Matthean Posteriority indicates Matthew’s use of Luke
Matthean Revision to Mark
There are Marcan Defects exhibited in Matthew. In addition to Lukan priority, the Jerusalem School has demonstrated that Matthew is a derivative work of Mark.
Statistical Validation of Lukan Priority
The order of the Synoptic Gospels is Luke->Mark->Matthew as indicated by a detailed statistical analysis. The analysis summarized validates Lukan Priority
Lukan Priority and the Jerusalem School
Scholars of the Jerusalem School attest to Lukan Priority, that it is faithful to the Hebraic source material grounding all the Synoptic Gospels.
Prophecy Conflations and Misquotes of Matthew
Understanding how the Gospel of Matthew conflates and misquotes prophecy.