Just got a review copy of Why Four Gospels? written by the esteemed David Black courtesy of the good folks at Energion Publications. From the book description....
In Why Four Gospels? noted Greek and New Testament scholar David Alan Black, concisely and clearly presents the case for the early development of the gospels, beginning with Matthew, rather than Mark. But this is much more than a discussion of the order in which the gospels were written. Using both internal data from the gospels themselves and an exhaustive and careful examination of the statements of the early church fathers, Dr. Black places each gospel in the context of the early development of Christianity.
Though Markan priority is the dominant position still in Biblical scholarship, Dr. Black argues that this position is not based on the best evidence available, that the internal evidence is often given more weight than it deserves and alternative explanations are dismissed or ignored. If you would like an outline of the basis for accepting both early authorship of the gospels and the priority of Matthew, this book is for you.
It is not a huge book so it should be accessible for someone like me with limited academic background in this field. I was a bit startled that the bibliography was twenty pages long! Looking forward to reading the latest from Dr. Black!
(I probably should start doing more reading of books instead of blogging about books I am gonna read)
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