In this tour de force, the author offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Q, the collection of Jesus' sayings long hypothesized as the source for the canonical gospels of Matthew and Luke. Part I deals with the methods for studying Q, their presuppositions, and a survey of current research. Part II addresses more theological and theoretical issues relevant to the Synoptic Problem, Q as a document, its redaction, and its social setting.

Volume contains: (Phelan v. American Trust Co.) (Kerrigan v. City of N.Y.) (Kleeberg v. Sipser) (Klein v. Bronx Tremont Hebrew School) (Knopp v. Sherwood) (Kotz v. N.Y. State Nat'l Bank) (Law v. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.)

The traditions about Jesus and his teaching circulated in oral form for many years, continuing to do so for decades following the writing of the New Testament Gospels. James Dunn is one of the major voices urging that more consideration needs to be given to the oral use and transmission of the Jesus tradition as a major factor in giving the Synoptic tradition its enduring character.