Q source (hypothetical)
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The Q source is a hypothetical early Christian collection of Jesus’ sayings proposed by scholars to explain material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke but absent from Mark.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Q source | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical document
ⓘ
sayings source ⓘ source-critical hypothesis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Q
ⓘ
Quelle ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
Augustinian hypothesis
ⓘ
Farrer hypothesis ⓘ Griesbach hypothesis ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Synoptic Problem ⓘ |
| basedOn | two-source hypothesis ⓘ |
| centralTo | two-document hypothesis ⓘ |
| contains | minimal narrative framework ⓘ |
| debatedBy | New Testament scholars ⓘ |
| describedAs | hypothetical early Christian collection of Jesus’ sayings ⓘ |
| emphasis | teachings rather than narrative ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
literary analysis
ⓘ
redaction criticism ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
| field |
Christian origins
ⓘ
New Testament studies ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ |
| genre |
logia collection
ⓘ
sayings gospel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
surface form:
John the Baptist sayings tradition
Lord’s Prayer tradition ⓘ Q Sermon material ⓘ aphorisms ⓘ beatitude-like sayings ⓘ eschatological sayings ⓘ ethical instructions ⓘ mission discourse material ⓘ parables of Jesus ⓘ sayings of Jesus ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ temptation narrative tradition ⓘ wisdom sayings ⓘ woe sayings ⓘ |
| influenced |
composition of the Gospel of Luke (hypothetical)
ⓘ
composition of the Gospel of Matthew (hypothetical) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | source ⓘ |
| notExtantAs | independent manuscript ⓘ |
| notPresentIn | Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| possibleDate |
before composition of Luke
ⓘ
before composition of Matthew ⓘ mid-first century CE ⓘ |
| proposedToExplain | material common to Matthew and Luke but absent from Mark ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom | double tradition material in Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Christianity ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage |
Koine Greek
ⓘ
possibly Aramaic (disputed) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Q source