Abstract
In The Formation of Q, Kloppenborg identifies three redactional layers in
the Sayings Gospel Q: the ‘formative stratum’ (or Q¹), the ‘main redaction’
(or Q²), and the ‘final recension’ (or Q³). He ascribes the parable of the
Entrusted Money in Q 19:12-13, 15-24, 26 to the main redaction. As an
alternative, it will presently be argued that this parable appeared in the
formative stratum before it was incorporated into the main redaction. In
order to argue the latter, the article will actively engage in the interpretation
of this parable.