The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 057 (October 27, 2025)

Dive into the Synoptic Problem with Jimmy Akin! Why are Matthew, Mark, and Luke eerily similar—same stories, same words? Jimmy unpacks the hottest theories: Independence, lost proto-Gospels, Markan vs. Matthean priority, Q source, and more—from Augustine to modern rebels. Packed with ancient quotes, reversible arguments, and Jimmy's bold pick (the Wilke hypothesis!), this episode cracks the code on Gospel origins—essential for apologists and Jesus fans!

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:53 – Intro
01:12 – 1 Is There a Problem at All?
03:05 – 2 An Oral Gospel?
04:09 – 3 A Lost Gospel?
06:05 – 4 Who’s on First?
07:03 –5 The Augustinian Hypothesis
07:39 – 6 The Griesbach Hypothesis
08:13 – 7 The Farrer Hypothesis
08:58 – 8 The Wilke Hypothesis
09:56 – 9 The Two-Source Hypothesis
12:14 – 10 How Certain Can We Be?
13:30 – 11 Mixed Messages
18:24 – 12 Internal Evidence
20:40 – 13 How Important Is the Synoptic Problem?
22:24 – Closing/Outro
23:20 – End