Gospel Interpretation and the Q-Hypothesis

The Q hypothesis has functioned as a mainstay of study of the synoptic gospels for many years. Increasingly it comes under fire. In this volume leading proponents of Q, as well as of the case against Q, offer the latest arguments based on the latest research into this literary conundrum.

The contributors to the volume include John Kloppenborg, Christopher Tuckett, Clare Rothschild, Mark Goodacre, and Francis Watson. The Q hypothesis is examined in depth and the discussion moves back and forth over Q's strengths and weaknesses. As such the volume sheds light on how the gospels were composed, and how we can view them in their final literary forms.

Mogens Müller is Professor of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Heike Omerzu is Professor in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. From the Original Gospel Fragments to 'Q': A Research-Critical Comparison of the Two Theories of Knowledge - Stefan Alkier, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Germany.
2. Mark With or Without Q. How the Q-hypothesis Influences Markan Studies - Eve-Marie Becker, Aarhus University, Denmark.
3. Taking Our Leave of Mark-Q Overlaps: The Major Agreements Between Matthew and Luke Against Mark – Mark Goodacre, Duke University, USA.
4. The Minor Agreements: Importance and Limits of the Key Argument Against the Independence of Matthew and Luke – Christoph Heil, University of Graz, Austria.
5. Mark 1.1-8: A Narrative Beginning with John the Baptist - also in “Q”? – Werner Kahl, University of Hamburg, Germany.
6. Historical and Theological Stakes in the Synoptic Problem - John Kloppenborg, University of Toronto, Canada.
7. Does Dating Luke-Acts into the Second Century Affect the Q hypothesis? - Shelly Matthews, Brite Divinity School, USA.
8. Were the Gospel Authors Really “Literarily Unintelligent Christians” (Albert Schweitzer)? Arguments for the Quest for Sources Behind the Gospels - Mogens Müller, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
9. More Baptist Traditions & Q. The Question of Luke 7:31–35||Matt 11:16–19 – Clare K Rothschild, Lewis University, USA.
10. Coherence and Distinctness – Exploring the Social Matrix of the Double Tradition - Hildegard Scherer, University of Bonn, Germany.
11. Q, L/M and “Coincidences”: A Critique of Francis Watson's Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective - Christopher Tuckett, University of Oxford, UK.
12. How Far is it Possible to 'Dispense with Q'? - Francis Watson, University of Durham, UK.
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