An Aramaic Approach to Q: Sources for the Gospels of Matthew and LukeThis 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
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2 METHOD | 51 |
MATTHEW 232336LUKE 113951 | 64 |
MATTHEW 11219LUKE 71835 | 105 |
MARK 32030 MATTHEW 122232 LUKE 111423 1210 | 146 |
6 CONCLUSIONS | 185 |
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An Aramaic Approach to Q: Sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke Maurice Casey No preview available - 2005 |
An Aramaic Approach to Q: Sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke Maurice Casey No preview available - 2002 |
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