‘Cut in two’, Part 1: Exposing the Seam in Q 12:42−46

Abstract

This publication argues for the existence of a seam between verses 44 and 45 of the parable in Q 12:42–46. In the process, a case is also made for identifying the second half of the parable (Q 12:45–46) as a redactional addition to a more original first half (Q 12:42–44). The arguments that make up this article form the basis for a follow-up article on the redaction of Q 12:42–46 within the context of the Sayings Gospel as a whole.

Keywords

• Sayings Gospel Q
• Parable
• Faithful Slave
• Formative Stratum
• Main Redaction
• Stratigraphy
• Kloppenborg
• Stratification