The Shape of Q : Signal Essays on the Sayings Gospel Book

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
	Introduction	1
1	What the Saying Source Reveals about the Early Church	23
2	The Synoptic Sayings Source and the Gospel of Thomas	35
3	Jewish Wisdom Literature and the Gattung, LOGOI SOPHON	51
4	Q in the History of Early Christianity	59
5	Observations on the Son of Man Title in the Speech Source: Its Occurrence in Closing and Introductory Expressions	74
6	The Literary Unity of Q	98
7	Redactional Processes and Changing Settings in the Q-Material	116
8	Matthew 7:7-11 par. Luke 11:9-13: Evidence of Design and Argument in the Collection of Jesus' Sayings	131
9	The Formation of Q and Antique Instructional Genres	138
10	The Shape of the Q-Source	156
	Abbreviations	180
	Bibliography	183
	Index of Names	209
	Index of Ancient Sources	212