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Revision as of 02:34, 22 March 2011 by In ictu oculi (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Hebrew Gospel hypothesis is a hypothesis developed by James R. Edwards and earlier authors concerning the relation of the 4th Century Jewish-Christian Gospels mentioned and partially preserved in the writings of Jerome and some other Church Fathers to a possible lost Hebrew Ur-Matthew.
James R. Edwards
In The Hebrew Gospel and the development of the synoptic tradition (2009) Edwards writes "This book is dedicated to exploring the various ramifications of this hypothesis. Indeed, I hope to offer sufficient evidence to transform a hypothesis into a viable theory of the development of the Synoptic tradition."
Papias
A prominent form of this hypothesis is that the logia of Papias formed an entire Hebrew Gospel, originating from Matthew the Evangelist c64-67AD and being translated into Greek by an unknown writer c.90AD.
Criticism of the hypothesis
Lenski (2008) writes that "whatever Matthew wrote in Hebrew was so ephemeral that it disappeared completely at a date so early that even the earliest fathers never obtained sight of the writing"
References
- Lenski Richard C. H. The Interpretation of St. Matthew's Gospel 1-14 2008 p11
- Lenski Richard C. H. The Interpretation of St. Matthew's Gospel 1-14 2008 p12 "The Hypothesis of a Hebrew Matthew Breaks Down"