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focuses on explaining the gospels' relationship in terms of ancient compositional practices and comparisons with other ancient historical biographers. The question of the precise nature of their relationship is a topic of ongoing debate, and no conclusive solution has been found yet. The majority view favors Marcan priority, in which both Matthew and Luke have made direct use of the Gospel of Mark as a source, and further holds that Matthew and Luke also drew from an additional hypothetical document, called

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