Bibliography Supplement 1993 1995

In this tour de force, the author offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Q, the collection of Jesus' sayings long hypothesized as the source for the canonical gospels of Matthew and Luke. Part I deals with the methods for studying Q, their presuppositions, and a survey of current research. Part II addresses more theological and theoretical issues relevant to the Synoptic Problem, Q as a document, its redaction, and its social setting.

Alexandre's study of Philo began in 1980 and was informed by the shift in the field of rhetoric away from style and ornamentation toward theories of argumentation. He finds that the commentator on the Jewish scriptures had thoroughly mastered the conventions of the art. His account is revised slightly from the Portuguese Argumentacao Retorica em Filon de Alexandria published by Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Cientifica in 1990. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR