Why? He just worked them into a longer speech by Jesus and created the message of the Baptist as the occasion for this detailed explanation.
(my bold)
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant. 11 And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” 12 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.” (Mark 9:9-13) |
What went ye out into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what are ye come out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are in gorgeous apparel, and delicacy, are in kings' courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women a greater prophet than John the Baptist, there is none: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. (*Ev 7:24-28) |
I am tempted to ask directly to prof Klinghardt how he would answer to this so strong argument supporting the Mark's priority on *Ev (and the *Ev's priority on both Matthew and Luke).
In whiletime, I am obliged by this argument to accept the following solution: