Christian Texts and History • Priority of Luke over Marcion's Gospel

The standard text of Luke 22:17-20 reads

17 He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this, and share it among yourselves, 18 for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until God’s Kingdom comes.” 19 He, after they had dined, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.” 20 Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

Marcion's text appears to be similar. See Marcion Luke 22.
Codex Bezae with limited support has

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
And he took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body.

There is a strong case that the longer version found in almost all manuscripts is non Lukan. See for example Bart Ehrman
However if the standard text is a very early addition to the original form of the passage but is largely found in Marcion's Gospel then the original form of Luke as represented here by Codex Bezae is prior to Marcion's Gospel.

Andrew Criddle

Statistics: Posted by andrewcriddle — Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:14 am

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