Q - The Jesus Gospel - Syllabus Fall '08
Introduction
Why a course about Q
Historical Background
Q in the "Two Source" theory
Q 're-constructed'
Order, extend, setting of Q
Date and Strata of Q
Original language
Written or Oral tradition
Social context
Oral-communication environment
Q and the Jewish tradition
Galilee - society and economy
Q in this setting
The Q-people
Form of speech
Q - its saying/discourses
Q and the Gospels
Gospel of Thomas
Q as the Gospel of Jesus
Jesus' view of himself in Q
Titles - Messiah - Son of God
Jesus' view of his own death
Q and Re-conception of Christian origins
Authority of the Jesus-sayings
What came from Jesus
Jesus' sayings in the gospels
Helpful modes of contemporary literature
Anecdote - Character & ethos
Application to Q
Q in Mt and Lk
Particulars
Views and Opinions
Life Style in Q
Kingdom of God in Q
Q apocalyptic - yes/no
Q individualistic vs social reform
Christology in Q
'Trust' in Q
Covenantal Renewal Q 6:20-49
John Baptist in Q
Seminar on Christian Origins - Westar
Its Insights in Q document
- - - - -
Q - The Jesus Gospel
Why a course about Q
Historical Background
Q in the "Two Source" theory
Q 're-constructed'
Order, extend, setting of Q
Date and Strata of Q
Original language
Written or Oral tradition
Social context
Oral-communication environment
Q and the Jewish tradition
Reflection
Galilee - society and economy
Q in this setting
The Q-people
Form of speech
Q - its saying/discourses
Q and the Gospels
Gospel of Thomas
Q as the Gospel of Jesus
Jesus' view of himself in Q
Titles - Messiah - Son of God
Jesus' view of his own death
Q and Re-conception of Christian origins
Authority of the Jesus-sayings
What came from Jesus
Jesus' sayings in the gospels
Helpful modes of contemporary literature
Anecdote - Character & ethos
Application to Q
Q in Mt and Lk
Seminar on Christian Origins - Westar
Insights in Q document
