RT Article
T1 Q and the Embassies of Luke 7,1-10: Lukan Addition or Matthean Omission?
JF Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
VO 97
IS 2
SP 313
OP 348
A1 Reid, Duncan 1950-
LA English
PB Peeters
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1767870019
AB This paper examines the Lukan embassies (Luke 7,3.6) in the double tradition story of the centurion’s servant (Luke 7,1-10; Matt 8,5-13) and, on assumption of the Two-Document Hypothesis, considers whether they are more plausibly understood as a Lukan addition or Matthean omission from Q. After briefly summarizing the existing arguments, the relative redactional plausibility of these competing options is assessed in light of a synchronic reading of Matthean and Lukan miracle tradition, ancient rhetorical conventions in relation to re-presentation of narrative, observable redactional tendencies of Matthew and Luke in relation to Markan miracle tradition, and observations about the embassy motif in ancient miracle traditions. The resulting observations highlight some of the challenges involved in reconstructing Q and point to a greater likelihood of Matthean omission of the embassies (from Q) than of Lukan addition (to Q).
DO 10.2143/ETL.97.2.3289260