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  • Couldn't one argue for an early date for Mark along with or instead of Matthew since Mark has the same passage? Mark 10:45- For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Maybe Paul had Mark in mind rather than Matthew. Commented Jun 14, 2024 at 17:32
  • Thanks @DavidD. Yes, I agree that this particular passage is effectively the same in Matthew and Mark, and particularly with respect to the intertextual connections that I am highlighting. Hence either, if early, could have been what Paul had in mind, and thus give us cause to do the desired assessment. (And I do argue elsewhere that Mark was likewise published well before the pastorals.) Commented Jun 14, 2024 at 20:07