The Formation of Q

by John S. Kloppenborg

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking study, Kloppenborg uses genre criticism and redaction criticism to examine the composition and development of the sayings source Q. He argues that Q is composed of three compositional layers, or strata, each of which reflects certain stages of development in the Q community. The first, and formative, layer reflects the influence of collections of ancient sapiential sayings and contains six wisdom speeches. The second layer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563383063
• ISBN13: 9781563383069
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Trinity Press International
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"