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Q as Hypothesis: A Study in Methodology

Watson, Francis B.

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Arguments for the Q hypothesis have changed little since B. H. Streeter. The purpose of this article is not to advocate an alternative hypothesis but to argue that, if the Q hypothesis is to be sustained, the unlikelihood of Luke's dependence on Matthew must be demonstrated by a systematic and comprehensive reconstruction of the redactional procedures entailed in the two hypotheses. The Q hypothesis will have been verified if (and only if) it generates a more plausible account of the Matthean and Lukan redaction of Mark and Q than the corresponding account of Luke's use of Mark and Matthew.

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Watson, F. B. (2009). Q as Hypothesis: A Study in Methodology. New Testament Studies, 55(4), 397-415. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0028688509990026

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 1, 2009
Deposit Date May 19, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal New Testament Studies
Print ISSN 0028-6885
Electronic ISSN 1469-8145
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 55
Issue 4
Pages 397-415
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0028688509990026
Keywords Q, Synoptic problem, Source criticism, Two source hypothesis.

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