many indications are that Matthew and Luke worked independently. The other concern is why Mark would have been written if only 5 percent of it was different from its sources, Matthew and Luke. Farmer and his growing number of followers have offered various explanations. One is that for the most part Mark accepted only those accounts found in both Matthew and Luke. This, however, implies a question in Mark’s mind about the authenticity of the accounts that did not have dual support. Such doubts are