Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
Compelling examination of Aramaic sources and new evidence in the quest for the historical Jesus.
About the Author
MAURICE CASEY is Professor of New Testament Languages and Literature and Leverhulme Major Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.