 In his ETL 2017 article F Gerald Downing takes aim at what he sees as a fatal weakness in the case for Matthew's use of Luke. According to my response, in ETL 2020, this attack does not leave a scratch. I think my assessment of ancient compositional practices is more realistic than Downing's, but perhaps my grip on reality is less firm than the Black Knight's?
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Rob MacEwen
28/4/2020 10:24:47 am
Alan, well done! Your response article clearly shows that Downing has not succeeded in overturning Matthean Posteriority. As you well point out, arguing that Matthew should have done X if he used Luke as well as Mark doesn't work if no other ancient source-users actually did X. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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AuthorAlan Garrow is Vicar of St Peter's Harrogate and a member of SCIBS at the University of Sheffield. Archives
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