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New
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Figure 1: Literary
Genres in the NT. This chart shows the types of
literature found in the NT, and the percentage of the total
composition of the NT each type represents. |
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Figure 2: The
Four Main Categories of NT Texts. This chart shows the
four main divisions within the NT
Canon,
each as a
percentage
of the
whole. |
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Figure 3:
Traditional Authorship of the NT. This chart shows
the percentage of the NT traditionally attributed to
significant authors.
** Please
note that
this chart
is based
on
traditional
beliefs
about
authorship,
not the
assumptions
of modern
scholarship.
Since Hebrews
was once
considered
part of
the
Pauline
Corpus, it
is
included
in the
percentage
of
material
attributed
to Paul. |
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The Gospels |
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Figure 4: Comparing
the NT Gospels. This chart compares the four gospels,
showing each as a percentage of the gospel material in the
NT. |
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Figure 5:
The Two Source Theory. This theory assumes that Mt
and Lk wrote independently of each other, but each copied
material from Mk and from an unknown source designated as
"Q" (for Quelle, German for "source") by
scholars. Adherents to this theory assume that the unique
material in Mt and Lk is the author's own contribution, and
not borrowed from another source. |
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Figure 6: The
Four Source Theory. A variation on the Two Source
Theory, this theory allows for the possibility that Mt and
Lk borrowed the unique material in each of their gospels
from independent and no longer existing sources. |
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Figure 7:
The Griesbach Hypothesis. Named after the German
scholar J.J. Griesbach, this theory dominated Synoptic
scholarship from the late 18th to the late 19th century.
This theory explained the relationship between the synoptics
in a way that affirmed the evidence of the early church
fathers and has been strongly defended by more conservative
scholars (but not only conservatives). It is not the
dominant theory. |
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Figure 8: Comparing
the Synoptics. This chart indicates the amount of material that
each of the synoptic gospels shares with the others, and the amount of
material unique to each gospel. |
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The
Gospel of Luke |
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Figure 9:
The Composition of Luke. This chart indicates the sources used by the
author when composing the Gospel of Luke. |
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Figure 10:
Luke's Sources. This chart
indicates the extent to which the author of Luke used sources in the
composition of his gospel. |
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The
Gospel of Matthew |
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Figure 11: The Composition of
Matthew. This chart indicates the sources used by the
author when composing the Gospel of Matthew. |
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Figure 12:
Matthew's Sources. This chart
indicates the extent to which the author of Matthew used sources in the
composition of his gospel. |
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