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Case against Q, The

Theology Today, Apr 2004 by Vinson, Richard B

The Case against Q. Mark Goodacre, Harrisburg, PA, Trinity, 2002. 228 pp. $30.00.

Goodacre, a proponent of the Farrer solution to the Synoptic Problem (Markan priority, Luke's use of Matthew), advances several cogent arguments against the need for Q. After reviewing and agreeing with the standard arguments for Markan priority, Goodacre examines at some length the major stumbling block for the Farrer hypothesis: If Luke read Matthew, how can one account for Luke's order? The author argues that the question arises from the residue of the dominance of redaction criticism, which tended to presuppose both Q and a cut-and-paste understanding of Luke's editorial work. Narrative critical readings of Luke demonstrate the logic and rhetoric of the Gospel's arrangement, and Goodacre urges the reader to consider how the Farrer hypothesis encourages a more robust understanding of Luke's literary artistry. In a surprising and interesting chapter on film treatments of the Sermon on the Mount, noting that Jesus films ordinarily both shorten the Sermon and move it later in the Gospel story, Goodacre wonders if the wisdom of Luke's alleged redaction of Matthew might thereby be confirmed. This is a useful collection for those open to alternative solutions to the Synoptic Problem.

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Richard B. Vinson, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, VA

Case against Q, The

Theology Today, Apr 2004 by Vinson, Richard B

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