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 Q 14:16-24 to the main redaction. As
an alternative, it will presently be argued that this passage appeared in the formative
stratum before it was incorporated into the main redaction.