Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Problem; Chapter 2: Markan Redaction Absent from Matthew and Luke; Chapter 3: Matthean Redaction Absent from Mark and Luke; Chapter 4: Sources Common to Mark and Matthew; Chapter 5: Sources Common to Mark and Luke; Chapter 6: Conflation in Mark; Chapter 7: Toward a New Theory; Chapter 8: Proto-Mark; Chapter 9: The A Material; Chapter 10: The B Material; Chapter 11: The C Material; Chapter 12: The Making of Mark; Appendix A: Sources of Mark; Appendix B: Dual Temporal and Local Expressions; Bibliography; Index
Offers a fresh reading of the much-debated Synoptic Problem.
Delbert Burkett is Associate Professor of New Testament at Louisiana State University and the author of The Son of Man Debate: A History and Evaluation.
Review ~ International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 51,
2004/05
"This careful and meticulous study challenges many widely held
views about the gospels and their sources and proposes completely
new solutions to old problems. It will be essential reading for any
engaged in study of the history of the synoptic tradition."
-Professor Christopher Tuckett, Pembroke College
*Blurb from reviewer*
"In this detailed and provocative study, Burkett musters strong
evidence against the notion that any one of the Synoptic Gospels
served as a source for either of the others. Rather, he believes
Matthew and Mark used common sources, Mark and Luke used common
sources, and Mark often conflated sources that were also used
respectively by Matthew and Luke. If Burkett's arguments can be
refuted, it is important that this be done as quickly as possible.
If they cannot, and this may well be the case, then studies of the
Synoptic Problem must take a significantly new and different
direction. In either case, scholars would be well advised to give
this book their most serious attention. - William O. Walker, Jr.,
Jennie Farris Railey King Professor Emeritus of Religion, Trinity
University, San Antonio, Texas.
*Blurb from reviewer*
'[T]he thrust of Burkett's thesis is entirely clear. He draws
attention to the deficiencies in the prevailing synoptic theories
and attempts a comprehensive reconstruction of Gospel sources.' ~
Nicholas H. Taylor, Vol 28.5, 2006
*Journal for the Study of the New Testament*
"Burkett deserves accolades for the clarity and comprehensiveness
with which he writes. His argument throughout is easy to follow
with each section introduced clearly and summarized efficiently and
with plenty of examples and tables throughout...Like other such
complex theories, the attractiveness of Burkett's theory is its
comprehensiveness, attempting to account for everything one
encounters in each Gospel and in a detailed comparison of the
Synoptics."- Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
December 2005
*Journal of Evangelical Theological Society*
"In Rethinking the Gospel Sources: From Proto-Mark to Mark, Delbert
Burkett provides the most detailed argument for a multistaged
development of the Gospel of Mark yet to appear in English. His
argument is clearly presented and well illustrated with many
synoptic charts and displays of literary details drawn from the
Synoptics...In sum, the book is a fine addition to the fine
literature on the Synoptic Problem in the twenty-first century...it
is time to turn scholarly attention to more complex reconstructions
of the literary history of the Synoptics, like this one offered by
Burkett." -Review of Biblical Literature, May 2005
*Review of Biblical Literature*
"In Rethinking the Gospel Sources: From Proto-Mark to Mark, Delbert
Burkett provides the most detailed argument for a multistaged
development of the Gospel of Mark yet to appear in English. His
argument is clearly presented and well illustrated with many
synoptic charts and displays of literary details drawn from the
Synoptics...In sum, the book is a fine addition to the fine
literature on the Synoptic Problem in the twenty-first century...it
is time to turn scholarly attention to more complex reconstructions
of the literary history of the Synoptics, like this one offered by
Burkett." -Review of Biblical Literature, May 2005
*Review of Biblical Literature*
'this is a study which must be taken seriously. The way he shows
that the writers followed through their sources in sequence is
particularly impressive'
*Theology*
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