"Q" was never independent of Mark. There are too many Markisms like talking about the scribes and Pharisees, or the Son of Man, too many parables, too many places where it fits too neatly into the narrative, etc. The idea that the parables are independent and "came from Jesus" is also absurd. The Markan parables are all clearly created by the author of the narrative and serve as plot devices in the narrative. The idea for these parables comes from scriptural references to Ezekiel. They have a distinctive character. The expansion of the parables in "Q" is building on themes and ideas that originated in "Mark". "Q" is just the expansion of Mark and then Matthew's copying from that expanded narrative (proto-Luke).
Statistics: Posted by rgprice — Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:17 am