Mark Goodacre

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, and thus accepts Markan priority but rejects Q.

Biography Mark Goodacre’s first job was a paperboy at age 11.

Goodacre received his MA, M.Phil, and DPhil at the University of Oxford, and has been at Duke University since 2005.

Goodacre has written extensively on the Synoptic Problem; he defends the Farrer hypothesis,

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.

Reception Goodacre has been described as the leading advocate of the Farrer Hypothesis, which is currently enjoying growing popularity among Biblical scholars. Simon Joseph writes that The Case Against Q brought an end to the “exuberant hegemony” of the Two-source hypothesis. Hugo Mendez credits Goodacre with transforming the way a generation of scholars view the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of Thomas, and the Gospel of John.

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