Subject: MJH: Matthew in Hebrew and "Q" Document? |
Bible Note: Hi MJH, You state that, "I do think there is strong evidence to support a 'Q' of some sort, if not in writting, then certainly in oral transmision. But it is still just a theory." OK, but what do the scholars say? Your "theory" appears to rest more in the realm of liberal scholarship, i.e. the Gnostic Gospels:-) Where is "Q"? In his book, Cracking DaVinci's Code, Dr. James Garlow- who holds a Phd in Historical Theology- makes these observations: "So how do these recent scholars make their novel case? They use a strange argument based on a document mentioned in The Da Vinci Code, a scroll called "Q". This is a little hard to explain, and is so obscure that we would rather not try. However, scholars have completely redefined Christianity on the basis of "Q", so bear with us as we attempt to explain it as clearly as possible. Scholars looked at Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel and noticed that long sections of the material were identical. So they examined only that shared material, setting aside the rest. They noticed that the shared material does not speak about the death and resurrection of Jesus. "Aha" they thought. This means that both Matthew and Luke must have been using another scroll, from which they copied the material." No one has ever found such a scroll. As far as anyone knows, it doesn't exist. But, having guessed it into existence, the scholars called it "Q" and argued that it had to be earlier than either Matthew or Luke. In fact, they said, "Q" has to be the earliest Christian writing. From these extracted verses made into a book, these scholars then made up a new picture of Jesus. There are two major problems here. First, no one has ever seen "Q". It is a creation that exists purely in the minds of scholars. There was no manuscript named "Q" found in the sands of Egypt...or anywhere else. Second, there is no need for "Q" to exist at all. There is a very simple explanation for the shared material in Matthew and Luke: as he wrote his Gospel, Luke used material from Matthew's Gospel as a faithful witness about certian things." [ James Garlow and Peter Jones- Cracking Da Vinci's Code/ Chap. 7, ppg 161-162.] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |