S2E5 - Markan Priority
March 27, 2019

Risen JesusMike Licona
In a followup to the previous episode's topic, Mike Licona discusses Markan Priority (the counterpoint to Matthean Priority). Why is Markan Priority the prevalent view among scholars and what evidence is there to support this?
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