097 The Disputed Inheritance
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(1) GThom. 72:1-3
(2) 1Q?: Luke 12:13-15
Crossan analysis:
Item: 97
Stratum: I (30-60 CE)
Attestation: Double
Historicity: +
Common Sayings Tradition: Yes
Texts
(1) Thom 72:1-3
72 A [person said] to him, "Tell my brothers to divide my father's possessions with me." 2 He said to the person, "Mister, who made me a divider?" 3He turned to his disciples and said to them, "I'm not a divider, am I?" [Complete Gospels]
(2) Luke 12:13-15
12:13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." 12:14 But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?" 12:15 And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions."
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Jesus Seminar
The views of the Seminar on this item can be represented as follows:
Thom 72:2-3
Thom 72:1-3
Luke 12:14
Luke 12:15
The Seminar treated the brief dialogue separately from the concluding statement by Jesus in each version of this saying. The dialogue (Thom 72:1-2//Luke 12:14) was voted gray in both cases, while the concluding statement was voted gray in Thom but black in Luke.
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