SCOUT· 43%51m·2026-10-05·Faith[Bible] Episode 339: Mark Goodacre - Did The Gospels Copy Each Other?
In this week’s episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Mark Goodacre about the synoptic problem and what the striking similarities and differences between Matthew, Mark, and Luke reveal about how the Gospels were written. They explore why scholars think Matthew and Luke used Mark, the debate…
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“I’m excited to read his new book on the fourth synoptic. I liked where Dr. Goodacre talked about the gospels in competition with one another. It’s almost as if there is a debate amongst a bunch of theology bros.”
“Everyone knows that Q is an omnipotent trickster with a penchant for messing with Jean-Luc, to say nothing of Marc-Luc.”
“When I write the story of meeting and living with the SON OF GOD, the first thing to do is to WHOLESALE COPY the narrative from someone else. The "independent" writers just happen to WHOLESALE COPY from each other. Matthew contains about 90…”
“Regarding the different portrayals of Jesus's mindset anticipating his death in the synoptics (Gethsemane: if it be possible, let this cup pass from me) vs John, friend of this channel Dr. James Barker put it starkly during a recent convers…”
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