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Re: Q and Papias



On Sat, 29 Oct 1994, Carl W Conrad wrote:

> On 27 Oct 1994, STEVE SCHAPER wrote:
> >  
> >  Identical? No. Curiously different in wording, while being very similar. The
> > closest analogy I've seen are separate eyewitnesses writing down what they've
> > remembered of a speech or major event.
> 
In many cases the differences in wording can be explained simply as
"Matthew's" improving (in his eyes) or changing a term in Mark that was
found inappropriate or inelegant.

David




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