In this study, Llewellyn Howes analyses the formative stratum (or earliest redactional layer) of the Sayings Gospel Q. He argues that certain texts in Q that have traditionally been excluded from its earliest layer should rather be included. In the process, the message of Q's formative stratum is reconsidered, featuring interesting and novel interpretations of certain Q texts that draw from advances in our knowledge of the logia and parables of Jesus, as well as the ancient Jewish world.
Llewellyn Howes beschäftigt sich mit der frühesten Schicht der Logienquelle Q. Die interessanten und neuartigen Interpretationen der Sprüche und Gleichnisse Jesu trägt zu unserem Verständnis von Jesus als historische Figur bei.