What is the case against the Two Source Hypothesis?
The case against each of the two theses, Markan priority and the existence of Q, will be treated separately in more detail with the Two Gospel Hypothesis (Q3.2) and the Farrer Theory (Q4.2), respectively. The minor agreements, however, pose a special dilemma for the 2SH. The minor agreements are those agreements between Matthew and Luke against Mark (or “anti-Markan agreements”) that occur in triple tradition. Some of the minor agreements are quite striking; for example, both Matt. 26:68 and Luke 22:64 but not Mark 14:65 include the question “Who is it that struck you” in the beating of Jesus. Therefore, the minor agreements are suggestive of a literary connection between Matthew and Luke outside of either Mark or Q, calling into question the relative independence of Matthew and Luke.
