LONGWOOD, FL-The lost textual source for the Bible or the "Q" document-is hypothesized by critical scholars to have been filled with the oral transcriptions of Jesus prior to the discovery of the four Gospels. This fascinating document, listed in the appendix of Bibles and tabulated in commentaries, has served as tantalizingly inaccessible fodder for scholars and experts for many years. Considered by some to be the sole authority among the Gospels, the "Q" document-named for the German word Quelle, which means "source"-collected vital information about Jesus' miracles, healings, preaching, parables, ethical lessons, and so on. In Dr. Robert J. Gomes' The Q Testament: From Gospels to Revelations (paperback, 978-1-60266-958-1), readers will be taken beyond the "Q" genre that limits their studies to three synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It includes all of Jesus' words found in the New Testament, from the Gospel of John, the book of Acts, epistles 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 Timothy, and the book of Revelation.
Says Gomes, "I hope readers will understand 'Q' and realize Jesus is the real source of the Gospels and has intriguing words to say elsewhere in the New Testament. I think average New Testament readers have difficulty differentiating between what others say about Jesus and what Jesus says."
Having studied the "Q" hypothesis for decades, Gomes began to see the words and deeds of Jesus more clearly in the New Testament and properly interpret them to the average reader. In the case of The Q Testament, Gomes says "the first six stages of my life prepared, enriched, and sustained me" to become a warder of truth.
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2007