Mark Goodacre

Mark S. Goodacre (born 1967 in Leicestershire, England) is a New Testament scholar and Professor at Duke University's Department of Religion. He has written extensively on the Synoptic Problem; that is, the origins of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. He has defended the Farrer hypothesis,[1] and thus accepts Markan priority but rejects Q.

Mark S. Goodacre
Born1967
Leicestershire, England, U.K.
NationalityEnglish
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Alma materOxford University
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DisciplineTheology
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Goodacre analyzed the similarities between the three Synoptics and represented the results in a proportional Venn diagram, concluding that[2]:

  • 74% of Matthew is paralleled in Luke;
  • 77% of Luke is paralleled in Matthew;
  • 93% of Mark is paralleled in Matthew;
  • 60% of Matthew is paralleled in Mark.

Quoting Matthew Larsen, he stated that "there are no two works from the ancient world more similar to each other" than Matthew and Mark.

Goodacre earned his M.A., M.Phil. and D.Phil. at the University of Oxford and was Senior Lecturer at the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham until 2005.

He has also been a consultant for numerous television and radio shows related to the New Testament, such as the 2001 BBC series Son of God and the 2013 mini-series The Bible.[3]

Works
  • Goodacre, Mark S. (1996). Goulder and the Gospels: An Examination of a New Paradigm. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 1-85075-631-7.[4]
  • ——— (2001). The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze. London: T & T International. ISBN 0-567-08056-0.[5]
  • ——— (2002). The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem. Harrisburg, PA. ISBN 1-56338-334-9.[6]
  • ——— (2012). Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas' Familiarity with the Synoptics. London & Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK & Eerdmans. ISBN 0-80286-748-0.

References
  1. Mark Goodacre: Fatigue in the Synoptics, New Testament Studies, volume 44
  2. Mark Gooadacre (May 21, 2019). "How similar are the Synoptics, and how do we represent it?". Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. Mark Goodacre: Media Consultancy and Participation
  4. "Goulder and the Gospels: An Examination of a New Paradigm". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. "The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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