An Aramaic Approach to Q Sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke [Paperback]

A compelling examination of Aramaic sources and new evidence in the quest for the historical Jesus.This is the first book to examine the Aramaic dimension of Q since the Aramaic Dead Sea scrolls made such work more feasible. Maurice Casey reconstructs sources of Q--material found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and not taken from the Gospel of Mark--and replaces the conventional model of Q as a single Greek document with something more complex. The reconstruction and interpretation of the Aramaic sources raises the level of proof that Jesus said and did some of the things attributed in our earliest sources.This is the first book to examine the Aramaic dimension of Q since the Aramaic Dead Sea scrolls made such work more feasible. Maurice Casey reconstructs sources of Q--material found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and not taken from the Gospel of Mark--and replaces the conventional model of Q as a single Greek document with something more complex. The reconstruction and interpretation of the Aramaic sources raises the level of proof that Jesus said and did some of the things attributed in our earliest sources.Maurice Casey reconstructs sources of Q: material found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (and not in the Gospel of Mark). He replaces the conventional model of Q as a single Greek document with something more complex. This reconstruction and interpretation of the Aramaic sources raises the credibility level of deeds attributed to Jesus in earliest recorded sources.1. The state of play; 2. Method; 3. Scribes and pharisees: Matthew 23.23-36//Luke 11.39-51; 4. John the Baptist: Matthew 11.2-19/Luke 7.18-35; 5. Exorcism and overlapping sources. Mark 3.20-30; Matthew 12.22-32; Luke 11.14-23; 12.10; 6. Conclusions. Casey's work is both engaging and appealing. Catholic Books Review