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Q, Memory and Matthew: A Response to Alan Kirk

Q, Memory and Matthew: A Response to Alan Kirk It is testimony to the resilience of the Q hypothesis, and to the determination of its defenders, that in spite of recent attacks, it is still generating thoughtful, rigorous and stimulating studies like Q in Matthew,1Alan Kirk’s long awaited follow-up to his 1998 study, The Composition of the Sayings Source.2But where that study focused on Q as text, this one focuses on Q as source. Kirk explores how Matthew appropriated the Q source in his gospel, bringing insights from studies of ancient media to argue that Matthew’s use of Q and Mark is coherent, understandable and plausible.There are many things to admire about Q in Matthew, not least its authoritative, lengthy and educational exploration of ancient media dynamics, which takes up half of the book (Chapter 1, “Orality, Writing, and Media Interface in Antiquity”; Chapter 2, “Source Utilization Practices and Ancient Media: In Search of a Model”; Chapter 3: “Manuscript and Memory”). Even those who find the Synoptic Problem and Q among their least favourite topics might read this first half of the book with interest and profit. Kirk calmly explores issues that are often side-lined in Synoptic scholarship, and he encourages the reader to focus on the logistics http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Brill

Q, Memory and Matthew: A Response to Alan Kirk

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus , Volume 15 (2-3): 10 – Dec 11, 2017

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1476-8690
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1745-5197
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10.1163/17455197-01502005
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Abstract

It is testimony to the resilience of the Q hypothesis, and to the determination of its defenders, that in spite of recent attacks, it is still generating thoughtful, rigorous and stimulating studies like Q in Matthew,1Alan Kirk’s long awaited follow-up to his 1998 study, The Composition of the Sayings Source.2But where that study focused on Q as text, this one focuses on Q as source. Kirk explores how Matthew appropriated the Q source in his gospel, bringing insights from studies of ancient media to argue that Matthew’s use of Q and Mark is coherent, understandable and plausible.There are many things to admire about Q in Matthew, not least its authoritative, lengthy and educational exploration of ancient media dynamics, which takes up half of the book (Chapter 1, “Orality, Writing, and Media Interface in Antiquity”; Chapter 2, “Source Utilization Practices and Ancient Media: In Search of a Model”; Chapter 3: “Manuscript and Memory”). Even those who find the Synoptic Problem and Q among their least favourite topics might read this first half of the book with interest and profit. Kirk calmly explores issues that are often side-lined in Synoptic scholarship, and he encourages the reader to focus on the logistics

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Published: Dec 11, 2017

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