Paoletti's Gospel Hypothesis: A Reconsideration within the Synoptic Debate

**NOTICE: This version contains errors in the data/text. Please refer to the latest version for the correct information This paper presents an independent interpretative hypothesis concerning the Synoptic Gospels, proposing that Luke’s detectable direct literary engagement with Mark diminishes sharply after Luke 9:50—possibly reflecting partial textual availability—while his narrative architecture shows consistent Matthean alignment throughout. After this turning point, Luke appears to rely primarily on Matthew while possibly integrating independent early testimonial traditions (sometimes associated with Marian memory) transmitted through non-literary channels. Matthew reworks Mark within a structured theological horizon, potentially integrating material often associated with Q, whose existence remains methodologically secondary for the present hypothesis. John appears to preserve partly independent early traditions that show phenomenological convergence with Mark without implying literary dependence. This hypothesis concerns primarily the post-Galilean section of Luke (after Lk 9:50). The present formulation reflects a progressive clarification of scope rather than a revision of the underlying thesis: earlier exploratory drafts expressed the proposal in broader terms, whereas continued synoptic analysis has led to a more precise delimitation of its philological applicability within a historically plausible framework of partial textual transmission. The study is intended as a research note offered for discussion rather than as a definitive scholarly model. The author writes as an independent researcher working outside formal academic structures, following long-standing personal reflection on the Synoptic problem. The hypothesis is presented under the principle of falsifiability, emphasizing explanatory coherence and the generation of testable philological questions, and is offered as a contribution to ongoing discussion.