Q source (hypothetical)

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hypothetical document sayings source source-critical hypothesis

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Q source	7
Q source (hypothetical) canonical	2
Luke used Q as a source	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376544 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Q source (hypothetical)
Context triple: [Gospel of Matthew, usesSource, Q source (hypothetical)]

A. New Quad
New Quad is one of the main quadrangles of The Queen's College, Oxford, known for its collegiate architecture and central role in college life.
B. NUQ
NUQ is the IATA airport code for Moffett Federal Airfield, a joint civil-military airfield located in Moffett Field, California.
C. Quint
Quint is the grizzled, obsessive shark hunter in the film "Jaws," known for his monologue about the USS Indianapolis and his fatal showdown with the great white shark.
D. Sol
Sol is the Sun, the G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat.
E. Q-balls
Q-balls are hypothetical, stable, non-topological solitons predicted in certain quantum field theories, often considered as exotic candidates for dark matter or new physics beyond the Standard Model.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Q source (hypothetical)
Target entity description: 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.

A. New Quad
New Quad is one of the main quadrangles of The Queen's College, Oxford, known for its collegiate architecture and central role in college life.
B. NUQ
NUQ is the IATA airport code for Moffett Federal Airfield, a joint civil-military airfield located in Moffett Field, California.
C. Quint
Quint is the grizzled, obsessive shark hunter in the film "Jaws," known for his monologue about the USS Indianapolis and his fatal showdown with the great white shark.
D. Sol
Sol is the Sun, the G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat.
E. Q-balls
Q-balls are hypothetical, stable, non-topological solitons predicted in certain quantum field theories, often considered as exotic candidates for dark matter or new physics beyond the Standard Model.
F. None of above. chosen

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 sayings tradition ⓘ linked to: John the Baptist 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) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gospel of Matthew → usesSource → Q source (hypothetical) ⓘ

Gospel of Luke → sourceUsed → Q source (hypothetical) ⓘ

Synoptic Problem → hasKeyConcept → Q source ⓘ