Priority of the Gospel of Marcion

Priority of the Gospel of Marcion

Theory Information
Order	Marcion John, Matt, Mark Luke
Additional Sources	Gospel of Marcion
Theory History
Proponents	Markus Vinzent, Matthias Klinghardt
Opponents	Christopher Hays

Some scholars believe the hypothesis of the chronological priority of the Gospel of Marcion is a possible solution to the synoptic problem. This hypothesis claims that the first produced or compiled gospel was that of Marcion and that this gospel of Marcion was used as inspiration for some, or all, of the canonical gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

A contemporary proponent of this hypothesis is Matthias Klinghardt.