Jesus, Q, and the Dead Sea Scrolls : A Judaic Approach to Q

In this work, Simon J. Joseph proposes a new working model for understanding the Jewish ethnicity, community, provenance, and compositional traits in Q â€" the earliest and most reliable source for the Palestinian Jewish Jesus movement. He critically compares the major literary features of Q 3-7, a section which introduces John the Baptist and includes the Beatitudes and Jesusâ€TM reply to John in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Essenes, and first-century Jewish wisdom traditions and messianism. By conducting a critical comparative analysis of Q 6:20-23, Q 7:22, 4Q525, and 4Q521, this approach effectively challenges the prevailing assumption that Q is a Galilean text representing a non-messianic and non-apocalyptic Galilean branch of the early Jesus movement that was dissociated from the early Jerusalem community and provides a new way of understanding the intimate relationship between Early Judaism and Christianity. Jesus, Q, and the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Judaic Approach to Q 4 Preface 8 Table of Contents 10 1 Introduction and Methodology 14 1.1 Introduction 14 1.2 On the Comparative Method 18 1.3 Q, the Essenes, and the Dead Sea Scrolls 35 1.4 Conclusion 45 2 Reconstructing Q 46 2.1 Introduction 46 2.2 The Existence of Q 47 2.3 A History of Research on Q 51 2.4 The Ethnicity of Q 58 2.5 The Aramaic Substratum of Q 64 2.6 The Composition of Q 77 2.7 The Community of Q 83 2.8 The Provenance of Q 87 2.9 The Social Structure(s) of Q 100 2.10 Conclusion 106 3 Qumran, the Essenes, and the Dead Sea Scrolls 107 3.1 Introduction 107 3.2 The Identity of the Qumran Community 108 3.3 The Qumran Essene Hypothesis 115 3.4 Qumran, the Essenes, and the Enoch Tradition 131 3.5 Qumran Messianism 136 3.6 Conclusion 142 4 Q, John the Baptist, and Jesus 143 4.1 Introduction 143 4.2 The Role of John the Baptist in Q 144 4.3 John and the Essenes 148 4.4 “More Than A Prophet?” 155 4.5 Conclusion 160 5 The Eschatological Wisdom of the Beatitudes 162 5.1 Introduction 162 5.2 The Eschatological Wisdom of 4QInstruction 164 5.3 The Beatitudes (Q 6:20–23) 166 5.4 The Wisdom of 4QBeatitudes 172 5.5 Conclusion 174 6 “The One Who Is To Come” 176 6.1 Introduction 176 6.2 The Reconstruction of Q 7:22 178 6.3 4Q521: Date, Genre, and Provenance 181 6.4 The Messiah of 4Q521 185 6.5 Q 7:22 and 4Q521: The Case for Literary Dependence 188 6.6 Conclusion 198 7 Conclusion 200 Bibliography 204 Index of Ancient Sources 252 Hebrew Bible 252 New Testament 253 Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 258 Philo 259 Josephus 259 Dead Sea Scrolls 260 Greek and Latin Literary Sources 263 Early Christian Literature 264 Rabbinic Literature 264 Index of Authors 265 Index of Subjects 272 Is Q A Galilean Text Representing A Non-messianic And Non-apocalyptic Galilean Branch Of The Early Jesus Movement? Simon J. Joseph Proposes A New Working Model For Understanding The Jewish Ethnicity, Community, Provenance, And Compositional Traits In Q - The Earliest And Most Reliable Source For The Palestinian Jewish Jesus Movment. Introduction And Methodology -- Reconstructing Q -- Qumran, The Essenes, And The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Q, John The Baptist, And Jesus -- The Eschatological Wisdom Of The Beatitudes -- The One Who Is To Come -- Conclusion. Simon J. Joseph. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis (ph.d. - Claremont) Under The Title: Q, The Essenes, And The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Study In Christian Origins. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.