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Q, the First Writing about Jesus

  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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For students of New Testament history and theology

Explains the four distinct layers of the Q document

Gain a fresh perspective on the early Jesus movement

An insightful exploration into the origins and formation of the early Jesus movement.

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This book shows readers the formation of Q by exploring how the texts were subjected to redaction four times. As author Yoseop Ra demonstrates, the first redaction of Q conveys the words and deeds of the historical Jesus and then the rest of redactors imposed their own theological interpretation to the words and deeds of Jesus. His argument will provide readers with a fresh look on how the earliest ""Jesus movement"" was formed in the thirties of the first century CE. Q is a hypothetical document extracted from the common source between Matthew and Luke. Thus, it is not easy to distinguish the different layers of redaction embedded in Q. However, form critical, redaction critical, composition critical, and socio-historical approaches to it makes readers separate the four layers of redaction from Q. Each layer will show how the disciples of Jesus moved from the countryside to Jerusalem via some rural cities expanding their boundary. Yoseop Ra is the pastor of the Clear Water Church. He was Assistant Professor of New Testament at Youngnam Theological University and Seminary. He earned his PhD from the Joint Program of the University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology in 1997. He is the author of The Origin and Formation of the Gospel (2015).
Q, the First Writing about Jesus and The Origin and Formation of the Gospel
The Origin and Formation of the GospelQ, the First Writing about Jesus

  • Title

    Q, the First Writing about Jesus

  • Author

    Yoseop Ra

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    April 2016

  • Weight

    382g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781498283861

  • ISBN-10

    1498283861

  • Eden Code

    4922599