Q source hypothesis

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The Q source hypothesis proposes that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke drew on a now-lost written collection of Jesus’ sayings, in addition to the Gospel of Mark, to explain their shared material not found in Mark.

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Generate an image of the Q source hypothesis (The Q source hypothesis proposes that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke drew on a now-lost written collection of Jesus’ sayings, in addition to the Gospel of Mark, to explain their shared material not found in Mark.)

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Q source hypothesis canonical 2
Q source 1
two-source hypothesis 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothesis in biblical studies ⓘ
synoptic problem solution ⓘ
addresses synoptic problem ⓘ
appliesTo Gospel of Luke ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
associatedWith form criticism of the gospels ⓘ
two‑document hypothesis ⓘ
assumes Markan priority ⓘ
literary dependence between synoptic gospels ⓘ
claims Luke used Mark and Q as sources ⓘ
Matthew used Mark and Q as sources ⓘ
linked to: Synoptic Gospels
contrastedWith Augustinian hypothesis ⓘ
Farrer hypothesis ⓘ
Griesbach hypothesis ⓘ
describes Q source as a written collection of Jesus’ sayings ⓘ
developedIn German biblical scholarship ⓘ
explains double tradition material in Matthew and Luke ⓘ
material shared by Matthew and Luke not found in Mark ⓘ
field New Testament studies ⓘ
biblical scholarship ⓘ
hasAlternativeName two‑source hypothesis ⓘ
hasComponent Markan priority hypothesis ⓘ
existence of Q document ⓘ
hasDebateOver existence of Q document ⓘ
extent and content of Q source ⓘ
language of Q source ⓘ
theology of Q source ⓘ
hasMethodologicalBasisIn comparison of parallel pericopes ⓘ
literary criticism of the gospels ⓘ
implies Luke did not use Matthew directly ⓘ
Matthew and Luke were composed independently of each other ⓘ
Matthew did not use Luke directly ⓘ
influenced Q research and attempts to reconstruct Q text ⓘ
reconstructions of historical Jesus sayings ⓘ
influencedBy source criticism ⓘ
involves hypothetical sayings gospel ⓘ
proposesExistenceOf Q source ⓘ
linked to: Q source hypothesis
relatedConcept double tradition ⓘ
logia of Jesus ⓘ
sayings gospel ⓘ
triple tradition ⓘ
states Q source is now lost ⓘ
Q source was not used by the Gospel of Mark ⓘ
supports view that early Christian communities preserved collections of sayings ⓘ
timePeriodOfFormulation 19th century ⓘ
usedToExplain order and wording agreements in double tradition ⓘ
similarities between Matthew and Luke ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Synoptic Gospels → hasScholarlyHypothesis → Q source hypothesis ⓘ
Synoptic Problem → hasKeyConcept → two-source hypothesis ⓘ
linked to: Q source hypothesis
Q source hypothesis → proposesExistenceOf → Q source ⓘ
linked to: Q source hypothesis