Book Notes
Genesis: World of Myths and Patriarchs
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The Sources of Inspiration
The repetitions in Mark’s account of the Agony suggest to author Jerome Murphy-O’Connor that Mark was working from two earlier sources, referred to here as A and B. Mark apparently felt that he should not omit anything found in his sources, and thus combined them. Luke, too, had access to Sources A and B and tried to be faithful to them, but he strove to avoid repetition. That is one reason why his account is so much shorter than Mark’s.
Which Came First—Matthew or Mark?
Did Matthew copy Mark or the other way round? Clearly the accounts in both gospels are closely related. In many places, they are identical. One must have copied from the other.
Jesus at Gethsemane: Two Versions
Close scrutiny of Matthew’s and Mark’s accounts of Jesus at Gethsemane reveals numerous correspondences as well as some tell-tale differences. As laid out here, passages that occur (sometimes word-for-word) in both gospels appear side-by-side. Where there is no close parallel, we’ve inserted a line space.
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