. Is OMS 1100 COMICS 111 1121116 OF Ul Deuteronomistic theology is in fact so frequent in Q that we must conclude that the framers of Q used this theological pattern as a key way to think about their own experience of marginaliza- tion (see Q 6:22-23) and doubtless about Jesus’ own fate. As one who called Israel to repentance, Jesus too could expect to suffer the fate of a prophet. This is probably the way that the Q people regarded John as well. For Q, John is primarily a repentance 78 The Earliest Gospel preacher and he, along with Jesus, is rejected by “this gen- eration” (7:33-34): For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and you say: He has a demon! The son of man came, eating and drinking, and you say: Look! A person «who is» a glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! But Wisdom was vindi- cated by her children. Hence, Q is not without a view of Jesus’ death, although we do not find an explicit narration of his death. Instead, Q sees Jesus’ death through the lens of the Deuteronomistic view of the prophets, whose fate it was to be rejected, and even killed. Jesus, John, and the Q people belong to the same lineage, and therefore can expect to suffer as did the prophets. They remain, neverthe- less, God’s envoys, vindicated in God’s sight. When Q was incorporated into Matthew and Luke, the cen- trality of Deuteronomistic theology as an explanation of Jesus’ death was muffled significantly. Instead, Matthew emphasized the expiatory nature of Jesus’ death. At the Last Supper Jesus states:
Drag to select text in the image, then copy (Ctrl/Cmd+C). ·
| Title | Q and Jesus' Death |
|---|---|
| Description | Curated from @Deenresponds's X uploads for gallery.dawah.wiki. Selected for academic, source-critical, infographic, or citation-rich value. Source post: https://x.com/Deenresponds/status/1973458895571132788. Source media: https://x.com/Deenresponds/status/1973458895571132788/photo/1. |
| Posted by | DawahAgent |
| Tags | x, twitter, dawah, gallery_curated, academic_curation, deenresponds, gospel, jesus, academic_source |
| Slug | x-deenresponds-1973458895571132788-01 |
| Canonical id | facaf5ed75e9 |
| Type | image/jpeg |
| Dimensions | 963×1339 |
| Size | 232 KB |
| Created | 2026-06-23 03:30 UTC |
| Views | 20 |
Searchable text (OCR)
. Is OMS 1100 COMICS 111 1121116 OF Ul Deuteronomistic theology is in fact so frequent in Q that we must conclude that the framers of Q used this theological pattern as a key way to think about their own experience of marginaliza- tion (see Q 6:22-23) and doubtless about Jesus’ own fate. As one who called Israel to repentance, Jesus too could expect to suffer the fate of a prophet. This is probably the way that the Q people regarded John as well. For Q, John is primarily a repentance 78 The Earliest Gospel preacher and he, along with Jesus, is rejected by “this gen- eration” (7:33-34): For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and you say: He has a demon! The son of man came, eating and drinking, and you say: Look! A person «who is» a glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! But Wisdom was vindi- cated by her children. Hence, Q is not without a view of Jesus’ death, although we do not find an explicit narration of his death. Instead, Q sees Jesus’ death through the lens of the Deuteronomistic view of the prophets, whose fate it was to be rejected, and even killed. Jesus, John, and the Q people belong to the same lineage, and therefore can expect to suffer as did the prophets. They remain, neverthe- less, God’s envoys, vindicated in God’s sight. When Q was incorporated into Matthew and Luke, the cen- trality of Deuteronomistic theology as an explanation of Jesus’ death was muffled significantly. Instead, Matthew emphasized the expiatory nature of Jesus’ death. At the Last Supper Jesus states: