Throughout the four Gospels, we see that Jesus is habitually prefacing comments of his with “amen.”
• 13 prefatory “amens” are only in Mark.
• 9 prefatory “amens” are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source).
• 9 prefatory “amens” are only in Matthew.
• 3 prefatory “amens” are only in Luke.
• 25 prefatory “amens” are only in John.
Throughout the four Gospels, we see that Jesus is habitually referring to himself as the “Son of Man.”
• 12 such self-identifications are only in Mark.
• 4 such self-identifications are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source).
• 15 such self-identifications are only in Matthew.
• 15 such self-identifications are only in Luke.
• 12 such self-identifications are only in John.
There is some disagreement over how to divide parables up, and to what extent John has parables, but independent gospel sources together record at least 37 (up to 62) parables coming from the lips of Jesus.
• 8 parables are only in Mk.
• 34 parables are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source).
• 12 parables are only in Matthew.
• 16 parables are only in Luke.
• A disputed amount of parables exist in Jn (as low as 0).
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• 30 antithetical parallelisms are only in Mark.
• 34 antithetical parallelisms are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source).
• 44 antithetical parallelisms are only in Matthew.
• 30 antithetical parallelisms are only in Luke.
• [An uncounted number exist in Jn].
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• 19 rhetorical questions are only in Q (i.e. Mt & Lk).
• 13 rhetorical questions are only in Mark.
• 5 rhetorical questions are only in Matthew.
• 7 rhetorical questions are only in Luke.
• [An uncounted number exist in Jn].
We see this across ≥4 independent sources:
• 21 Divine passives are only in Mk.
• 23 Divine passives are only in Q (logia common to Mt and Lk).
• 27 Divine passives are only in Matthew.
• 25 Divine passives are only in Luke.
• [An uncounted number exist in Jn].
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• Q 6:41-42. Q 12:46; 14:26, 27; 17:6;
• Mk 4:8, 31-32; 8:34; 9:42-48; 10:25;
• Mt 5:22, 29-30; 6:3; 23:8-10, 15, 25;
• Lk 16:31; 19:40
But so what?
• This is common to rabbis (see Gospel Jesus-rhetoric super-fit AD 30 rabbis) [Forthcoming]
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• 44 aphoristic formulations are in Mark.
• 49 aphoristic formulations are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source).
• 32 aphoristic formulations only in Matthew.
• 22 aphoristic formulations only in Luke.
• 8 aphoristic formulations are only in John.
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• 5 paradoxical teachings are only in Mark.1
• 5 paradoxical teachings are only in Mt & Lk (Q-source)2
• 2 paradoxical teachings are only in Luke.3
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