and resurrection, form the content of his own gospel—is not to be found in Q.179 Where these two sources agree, they are invulnerable to all critical assault. Yet we are more struck by the differences than by the similarities, and in the end Q is decidedly the more valuable of the two: The sayings-collection and Mark must both retain their authority, but the former must take precedence. Above all, the tendency to exaggerate the apocalyptic and eschatological element in Jesus’ message, and to subordinate