Q+/Papias hypothesis
< Q+
| Theory Information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Logoi Mark Matt Papias Luke |
| Additional Sources | Logoi, Papias |
| Gospels' Sources | |
| Matthew | Logoi, Mark |
| Mark | Logoi |
| Luke | Logoi, Mark, Matt, Papias |
| Theory History | |
| Originator | Dennis R. MacDonald |
| Originating Work | Two Shipwrecked Gospels: The "Logoi of Jesus" and Papias's "Exposition of the Logia about the Lord." |
| Origination Date | 2012 |
The Q+/Papias hypothesis (Q+/PapH), advanced by Dennis R. MacDonald, offers an alternative solution to the synoptic problem. MacDonald prefers to call this expanded version of Q Logoi of Jesus, which is supposed to have been its original title.
The Q+/PapH has similarities to previous solutions to the synoptic problem. Like the two-source hypothesis, the Q+/PapH affirms that both Matthew and Luke have used a Q document. Like the Farrer hypothesis, it affirms that Matthew used Mark and that Luke used both Mark and Matthew. Like the modified two-document hypothesis, it affirms that Mark also used the Q document.