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Mark S. Goodacre | |
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Born | 1967 Leicestershire, England, U.K. |
Nationality | English |
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Alma mater | Oxford University |
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Discipline | Theology |
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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; he defends the Farrer hypothesis, [1] and thus accepts Markan priority but rejects Q.
Mark Goodacre’s first job was a paperboy at age 11. [2] He received his MA, M.Phil, and DPhil at the University of Oxford, and has been at Duke University since 2005. [3]
Goodacre has written extensively on the Synoptic Problem; he defends the Farrer hypothesis, [1] and thus accepts Markan priority but rejects Q. He has authored four books, including The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem and Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas's Familiarity with theSynoptics. [3] He is writing a book called The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which argues that John was aware of all three Synoptics. [4]
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 . [5]
Goodacre has been described as the leading advocate of the Farrer Hypothesis, which is currently enjoying growing popularity among Biblical scholars. [6] [7] Simon Joseph writes that The Case Against Q brought an end to the “exuberant hegemony” of the Two-source hypothesis. [8] Alan Kirk and John Kloppenborg have critiqued Goodacre’s Farrer solution and his conception of ancient media such as editorial fatigue in defense of the two-source hypothesis. [9] [10]
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