Rethinking the Gospel Sources, Volume 2: The Unity and Plurality of Q (SBL Early Christianity and Its Literature 1)

Rethinking the Gospel Sources, Volume 2: The Unity and Plurality of Q......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
Abbreviations and Symbols in Tables......Page 11
Arguments for Luke’s Use of Matthew......Page 12
Arguments for Q......Page 21
Unused Arguments for Q......Page 40
Conclusion......Page 43
Argument from Order......Page 44
Argument from Literary Unity......Page 46
Scholarship Advocating the Plurality of Q......Page 50
Literary Hypotheses......Page 51
Oral Hypotheses......Page 56
Conclusion......Page 59
Common Order of Q Parallels......Page 62
Style and Theme in the Common Order......Page 67
Tracts, Clusters, or Discourses......Page 69
Conclusion......Page 70
Stylistic and Thematic Features of Q......Page 72
On Confession......Page 75
Conclusions......Page 79
Identifying Q Material Unique to One Gospel......Page 80
Q Material Unique to Matthew......Page 82
On Words (Matt 12:33–37/Luke 6:45)......Page 83
Parable Discourse Unique to Matthew......Page 84
Woes on Rich (Luke 6:24–26)......Page 88
Friend at Night (Luke 11:5–8)......Page 90
Hear and Do (Luke 11:27–28)......Page 91
Against Greed (Luke 12:15) and Rich Fool (Luke 12:16–21)......Page 92
Prophet’s Fate (Luke 13:31–33)......Page 93
On Mammon (Luke 16:1–13)......Page 94
On Readiness......Page 96
Conclusion......Page 97
6. The Original Order of Q......Page 98
Verbal Agreement in Q......Page 104
Explanations for the Variation......Page 109
Changes by the Evangelists......Page 110
Overlapping Sources or Traditions......Page 113
Combination of Q with the Markan Source......Page 114
Combination of Q with M......Page 117
Combination of Q with L......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 122
John Appears (Matt 3:5b/Luke3:2b–3a)......Page 124
Greater One (Matt 3:11/Luke 3:16)......Page 126
Jesus’ Baptism (Matt 3:16–17/Luke 3:21–22)......Page 127
Jesus Tested (Matt 4:1/Luke 4:1b–2a)......Page 129
Blessed Eyes (Matt 13:16–17/Luke 10:23–24)......Page 131
Beelzebul Debate (Matt 12:22–30/Luke 11:14–23)......Page 132
Seeking Signs (Matt 12:38–40/Luke 11:16, 29–30)......Page 133
Unforgivable Sin (Matt 12:32/Luke 12:10)......Page 135
Signs of Times (Matt 16:2–3/Luke 12:54–56)......Page 136
Law to Remain (Matt 5:18/Luke 16:17)......Page 137
On Divorce (Matt 5:32/Luke 16:18)......Page 138
Offender’s Fate (Matt 18:7/Luke 17:1–2)......Page 140
Effective Faith (Matt 17:20b/Luke 17:5–6)......Page 141
Twelve Thrones (Matt 19:28b/Luke 22:28–30)......Page 143
Conclusion......Page 145
9. Combination of Q with M......Page 146
Beatitudes (Matt 5:2–12/Luke 6:20–23)......Page 147
Salt and Light (Matt 5:13b/Luke 14:34–35; Matt 5:15/Luke 11:33)......Page 150
Law to Remain (Matt 5:18/Luke 16:17)......Page 153
Agree on Way (Matt 5:25–26/Luke 12:57–59)......Page 154
Against Resistance and Hate (Matt 5:38–48/Luke 6:27–36)......Page 155
Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9–13/Luke 11:1–4)......Page 161
Golden Rule......Page 163
Narrow Gate (Matt 7:13–14/Luke 13:24)......Page 165
Doing the Word (Matt 7:21, 24–28a/Luke 6:46–7:1)......Page 166
Community Relations......Page 169
Lost Sheep (Matt 18:12–13/Luke 15:3–7)......Page 170
On Offenses (Matt 18:7, 15, 21–22; 17:20b/Luke 17:1–6)......Page 171
Last First......Page 173
On Pharisees......Page 174
Eschatology......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 179
Three Temptations......Page 182
Centurion’s Boy......Page 186
On Mission......Page 194
Good Gifts......Page 198
Lamp of Body......Page 199
Do not Worry (Matt 6:25–33/Luke 12:22–31)......Page 200
On Treasure (Matt 6:19–21/Luke 12:33–34)......Page 201
Faithful or Not......Page 203
Signs of Times......Page 204
Narrow Gate (Matt 7:13a/Luke 13:24)......Page 205
Don’t Know You (Matt 7:22–23/Luke 13:25)......Page 206
Sons Excluded (Matt 8:11–12/Luke 13:28–29)......Page 207
At a Meal......Page 209
Man with Dropsy (Matt 12:10c, 11/Luke 14:1–6)......Page 210
Great Supper (Matt 22:1–10/Luke 14:15–24)......Page 211
Lost Sheep......Page 212
Parable of Pounds (Matt 25:14–30/Luke 19:12–27)......Page 213
Conclusion......Page 215
One Q Passage in Another......Page 218
Editorial Revision......Page 220
The Unity of Q......Page 224
The Plurality of Q......Page 225
Implications for the Study of Q......Page 226
Appendix A: “Editorial Fatigue” as an Argument against Q......Page 228
Appendix B: Features of Style and Theme in Q......Page 232
Appendix C: Q in Matthew’s Order......Page 242
Appendix D: Q in Luke’s Order......Page 250
Appendix E: Did the Evangelist Compose Matthew 13:36–43 and 13:49–50?......Page 256
Works Cited......Page 262
Index of Ancient Sources......Page 272
Index of Modern Authors......Page 290