Q Parallels: Synopsis, Critical Notes & Concordance

by John S. Kloppenborg

The writing of gospels lies at the heart of early Christian reflective activity. During the last decade, scholars have witnessed an explosion of intense study of gospel literature, necessitating a reorientation of our perspectives about Jesus and the origins of Christianity. This explosion is nowhere more evident than in the study of the earliest extensive collection of Jesus' sayings known as Q. Q Parallels is a foundational tool designed to aid in the reconstruction and investigation ofQ. Students and scholars have long been in need of a reliable synopsis of Q that presents, in the original Greek with a facing English translation, a reconstruction of both the minimal text and the probable extent of Q together with text-critical notes, parallels from other Jewish and Christian literature, and a concordance of the vocabulary of the text. Kloppenborg does not promote a particular thesis on the extent or precise phrasing of Q. Rather, he incorporates even the most recent Q advances in his comprehensive workbook. Q Parallels is an essential tool for anyone interested in the earliest stages of the Jesus tradition.

249 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

John S. Kloppenborg is university professor and chair of the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. A specialist in Christian origins, he has written extensively on the Synoptic Sayings Gospel (Q) and the parables of Jesus.