The Case For Q

The Case For Q

1. According to the hypothesis, no one is sure whether if we have the right information about the gospel

   • To explain the top, the author is suggesting that no one really knows where or when Matthew and John were written in the gospel. On top of that, its really difficult to confirm whether the text that we have is original versions or not.
     • From the author point of view, it has been statically proven that there must have been two alternative. For instance, chances are one of the two is copying the other or both of them are getting the same source from indpendent source provider.

2. Agreement between the Synoptic Gospel

   • Matthew, Mark, and Luke had 80% verbal agreement
     • As you can see, their verbal agreement is percentage is so high and this cannot be coincidence nor accidental. The author gave us an example from two his students getting the same answers for their test. This analogy proved that there must be two alternatives. One is cheating or copying other. The other posible is the two students must have source provider. This shows the unethical view of the gospel and basically proving the point that the author is making.

3. Author's Religion Background & Experiences

   • The Author himself was Fundamentalist Protestant Christian and later he questioned his faith after reading Mack's book and critically exploring the gospel in-depth.
     • In the end, critically and statically speaking, the author believes that upon his careful hypothesis, the gospel is not how many Christians have imagined. The gospel itself raises many questions with little or no answer about the gospel which more likely to leads to unethical for many people and even for the people who proclaimed to be Christians.
   • He Studied in Theological Seminary in New York and I can safely assume that he was very devotional