Editing Marcan priority (section)

{{Infobox synoptic hypothesis
| name               = Marcan priority
| image              = Synoptic Theory Marcan Priority en.svg
| other_name         = 
| order              = Mark <br/ > Luke, Matt
| additional_sources = 
| Matthew            = 
| Mark               = 
| Luke               = 
| originator         = Gottlob Christian Storr
| originating_work   = 
| origination_date   = 1786
| proponents         = [[Christian Gottlob Wilke]], [[Christian Hermann Weisse]], [[Heinrich Julius Holtzmann]], [[J. C. Hawkins]]
| opponents          = [[B. C. Butler]], [[William R. Farmer]]
}}

'''Marcan priority''' (or '''Markan priority''') is the hypothesis that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was the first of the three [[synoptic gospels]] to be written, and was used as a source by the other two ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]]). It is a central element in discussion of the [[Synoptic Gospels#The synoptic problem|synoptic problem]]—the question of the documentary relationship among these three gospels.

Most scholars since the late 19th century have accepted the concept of Marcan priority, although a number of scholars support different forms of Marcan priority or reject it altogether.  It forms the foundation for the widely accepted [[two-source theory]].{{sfnp|Tuckett|2008|p=1&ndash;2}}{{sfnp|Goodacre|2001|pp=20&ndash;23}}