Sayings Gospel Q
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Sayings Gospel Q is a hypothetical early Christian source text, reconstructed from material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, believed to have contained primarily sayings of Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sayings Gospel Q canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11129137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sayings Gospel Q Context triple: [Quelle, alsoKnownAs, Sayings Gospel Q]
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A.
Sayings of Jesus
Sayings of Jesus are the recorded words and teachings attributed to Jesus in the New Testament, often highlighted in Christian theology for their spiritual and moral significance.
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B.
The Gospel in Brief
The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s concise retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus, distilled from the four Gospels to emphasize his moral and spiritual message.
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C.
The Gospel
The Gospel is the central Christian message of salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as proclaimed in the New Testament.
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D.
Homilies on the Gospels
Homilies on the Gospels is a collection of sermons by Pope Gregory the Great that offers pastoral and moral interpretations of Gospel passages for use in preaching and spiritual instruction.
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E.
New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus
The New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus are a series of self-revelatory declarations in the Gospels in which Jesus identifies himself with divine titles and metaphors, emphasizing his unique relationship to God and his role in salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sayings Gospel Q Target entity description: Sayings Gospel Q is a hypothetical early Christian source text, reconstructed from material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, believed to have contained primarily sayings of Jesus.
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A.
Sayings of Jesus
Sayings of Jesus are the recorded words and teachings attributed to Jesus in the New Testament, often highlighted in Christian theology for their spiritual and moral significance.
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B.
The Gospel in Brief
The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s concise retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus, distilled from the four Gospels to emphasize his moral and spiritual message.
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C.
The Gospel
The Gospel is the central Christian message of salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as proclaimed in the New Testament.
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D.
Homilies on the Gospels
Homilies on the Gospels is a collection of sermons by Pope Gregory the Great that offers pastoral and moral interpretations of Gospel passages for use in preaching and spiritual instruction.
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E.
New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus
The New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus are a series of self-revelatory declarations in the Gospels in which Jesus identifies himself with divine titles and metaphors, emphasizing his unique relationship to God and his role in salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Christian source
ⓘ
hypothetical document ⓘ sayings gospel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Q source
ⓘ
linked to:
Q source (hypothetical)
Quelle ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | two‑source hypothesis ⓘ |
| attestedBy | double tradition material in Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| contains |
Lord’s Prayer (shorter form)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord’s Prayer
beatitudes ⓘ
linked to:
Beatitudes
judgment sayings ⓘ mission discourse ⓘ parables ⓘ temptation narrative ⓘ wisdom sayings ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1st century ⓘ |
| doesNotContain |
infancy narrative
ⓘ
passion narrative ⓘ resurrection narrative ⓘ |
| earlierThan |
Gospel of Luke (in two‑source hypothesis)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew (in two‑source hypothesis) ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Matthew
|
| focusesOn |
eschatological sayings
ⓘ
ethical teachings ⓘ wisdom Christology ⓘ |
| genre | sayings collection ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jewish wisdom traditions
ⓘ
apocalyptic Judaism ⓘ |
| keyScholar |
Adolf von Harnack
ⓘ
Burton L. Mack ⓘ James M. Robinson ⓘ Johannes Weiss ⓘ
linked to:
Johann Weiss
John S. Kloppenborg ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| modernEdition | Critical Edition of Q ⓘ |
| notExtant | true ⓘ |
| primaryContent |
sayings of Jesus
ⓘ
teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| proposedDateRange | c. 40–70 CE ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod |
literary criticism
ⓘ
redaction criticism ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical ⓘ |
| subjectOf | synoptic problem research ⓘ |
| survivesAs | reconstruction only ⓘ |
| textType | sayings collection ⓘ |
| usedBy |
author of Luke
ⓘ
author of Matthew ⓘ |
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Subject: Sayings Gospel Q Description of subject: Sayings Gospel Q is a hypothetical early Christian source text, reconstructed from material common to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, believed to have contained primarily sayings of Jesus.
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