The Householder, the Robber and the Son of Man: Reconsidering the Redaction of Q 12:39–40

Howes, Llewellyn

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“…The first three verses address two classical themes of traditional wisdom. Firstly, they address the sapiential theme of how to distinguish between wise and foolish slaves 2.In a former article (Howes 2014), I took the technical lack of a surface narrative as an indication that Q 12:39 should not be classified as a parable. In that specific case, however, it was not only this deficiency that convinced me, but also the likelihood that the saying is not at all about the kingdom of God, as well as its apparent function as a supporting logion in the overall sapiential structure of the formative layer.…”

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‘Cut in two’, Part 2: Reconsidering the redaction of Q 12:42−46

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2015

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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In his influential 1987 monograph, Kloppenborg identified three layers in the Sayings Gospel Q: the ‘formative stratum’ (or Q¹), the ‘main redaction’ (or Q²), and the ‘final recension’ (or Q³). He ascribed the cluster of sayings in Q 12:39–59 to the main redaction. Within this cluster appears the parable of the loyal and wise slave (Q 12:42–46). In my view, some portions of this parable actually originate with the formative stratum. The aim of the current article is to reconsider the redactional make-up of this parable by appealing to Kloppenborg’s own criteria for distinguishing between Q1 and Q2, including those of ‘characteristic forms’, ‘characteristic motifs’ and ‘implied audience’.

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‘Cut in two’, Part 2: Reconsidering the redaction of Q 12:42−46

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2015

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“…I have argued elsewhere that Q 12:39 and Q 12:42-44 featured as purely sapiential (that is, non-eschatological) texts in the formative stratum, but that Q 12:40 and Q 12:45-46 were added during the redactional phase to turn these texts into eschatological passages in the main redaction (see Howes 2014c;2015a;cf. Tuckett 2001:384-385).…”

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Judging Q and Saving Jesus - Q's Contribution to the Wisdom-Apocalypticism Debate in Historical Jesus Studies

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The monograph Judging Q and saving Jesus is characterised by careful textual analysis, showing a piercing critical eye in its impressive engagement with the secondary literature, and sharp and insightful critique. The target audience are specialists in the field of research on the Sayings Source Q (the hypothetical source of certain sayings of Jesus common to Matthew and Luke), historical Jesus, and early Christian theology.The book takes the stance that the hypothetical document Q can be reconstructed with sufficient precision and that this enables biblical scholars to study with confidence its genre and its thematic and ideological profile.The genre issue is central to the book overall structure and the alternative proposals are discussed at length and with sophistication. The author's inference is that Q's macrogenre is sapiential with occasional insertions of apocalyptic microstructures and motifs. This finding embodies progress in Historical Jesus studies. An opposing trend has been to label Jesus an apocalypticist, so that the great 'either-or' of contemporary Jesus scholarship has been 'either eschatological or not', an alternative that dates back to Albert Schweitzer.The author finds that generally, and even when used apocalyptically, the term Son of Man tends to support arguments best understood as sapiential in outlook. This is consistent with the sapiential genre of the document as a whole. This finding is supported by the close and careful exegesis of Q 6:37−38 (on not judging). He reconstructs the original wording of this saying 'on not judging' and explores the idea of 'weighing' in judgment (psychostasia), determining in the end that the saying is entirely sapiential.

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From the earth of Africa: Q research in South Africa

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2019

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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As the title indicates, this article traces the history of Q research in South Africa. It focuses on South African scholars who have made worthwhile contributions to our understanding and knowledge of the Sayings Gospel Q. An attempt is ultimately made to detect some trends in this regard. One significant finding perhaps worth mentioning in the abstract is the undeniable influence of Andries G. van Aarde on Q scholarship in South Africa.

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The Householder, the Robber and the Son of Man: Reconsidering the Redaction of Q 12:39–40

Cited by 3 publications

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‘Cut in two’, Part 2: Reconsidering the redaction of Q 12:42−46

‘Cut in two’, Part 2: Reconsidering the redaction of Q 12:42−46

A focused overview of the quest for Jesus

From the earth of Africa: Q research in South Africa

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