An Aramaic approach to Q : sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke / Maurice Casey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casey, Maurice, author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 122.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism).

Aramaic literature--Relation to the New Testament.

Aramaic literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first book to examine the Aramaic dimension of Q since the Aramaic Dead Sea scrolls made such work more feasible. Maurice Casey gives a detailed examination of key passages in Matthew and Luke's gospels, demonstrating that they used two different Greek translations of an Aramaic source, which can be reconstructed. He overturns the conventional model of Q as a single Greek document, and shows that Jesus said everything in the original Aramaic source. Further analysis of other gospel passages shows the evangelists editing a Greek translation of an Aramaic source. On one, it can be shown that Mark utilises a different Aramaic source. A complex model of Q is thus proposed. Casey argues that Aramaic sources behind part of Q are of extremely early date, and should contribute significantly to the quest for the historical Jesus.

Contents:

1. The state of play

2. Method

3. Scribes and pharisees: Matthew 23.23-36; Luke 11.39-51

4. John the Baptist: Matthew 11.2-19; Luke 7.18-35

5. Exorcism and overlapping sources. Mark 3.20-30; Matthew 12.22-32; Luke 11.14-23; 12.10

6. Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-13484-6

1-280-43435-X

1-139-14849-4

0-511-18042-X

0-511-06115-3

0-511-05482-3

0-511-48789-4

0-511-33098-7

0-511-06961-8

OCLC:

475924567