Abstract
Abstract:In his influential 1987 monograph, Kloppenborg identified
9 three layers in the Sayings Gospel Q: the ‘formative stratum’ (or
10 Q¹), the ‘main redaction’ (or Q²), and the ‘final recension’ (or
11 Q³). He ascribed the cluster of sayings in Q 12:39‐59 to the main
12 redaction. Within this cluster appears the parable of the loyal
13 and wise slave (Q 12:42‐46). In my view, some portions of this
14 parable actually originate with the formative stratum. The aim
15 of the current article is to reconsider the redactional make‐up of
16 this parable by appealing to Kloppenborg’s own criteria for
17 distinguishing between Q1 and Q2, including those of
18 ‘characteristic forms’, ‘characteristic motifs’ and ‘implied
19 audience’.