Biblica_1:Layout 1 21-11-2011 12:59 Pagina 406 406 SIMON J. JOSEPH This theme of rejection is a predominant characteristic of Q’s redac- tion. The motif of the rejection of the prophets sent by Wisdom who suffer rejection and violence is neither Matthean nor Lukan, but rather distinctively “Q” 58. The son of man is “primarily a figure who arouses hostility and rejection”. These sayings presuppose the perceived rejec- tion of the Q community. A social boundary has been constructed be- tween them and the rest of Israel. This division of us/them (the people of the “son of man” vs. “this generation”) casts Jesus in the role of a judge who will punish non-believers. The son of man sayings in Q were transmitted by a follower of Jesus deeply disappointed by the reception of the Jesus movement who came to adopt a sectarian stance of judging “this generation” for rejecting the message of the Jesus group. The son of man tradition in Q reflects this author/redactor’s perceived rejection. The son of man sayings are strikingly consistent in this regard. Jesus, as the “son of man”, does not “instruct” so much as pronounce judgment. The In- augural Sermon, on the other hand, is not characteristic of the judg- ment motif typically associated with the “day of the son of man”, but rather represents the quintessence of Jesus’ wisdom instruction. It is difficult not to conclude that we are dealing with two “streams” of tra- dition in Q — one in which Jesus is the “Son of God” who teaches the “way” of the “kingdom”, and a secondary stream or tradition in which Jesus is represented as the rejected “son of man” who will re- turn as a heavenly judge to punish the wicked and reward the faithful. The former stream of tradition identifies Jesus as the “child of Wis- dom”, but this in itself is simply another way of saying that Jesus is the “son of (an aspect of) God”. Jesus’ identification as “Son of God” was associated with the wisdom tradition but is not fully explained by that tradition. Is there another model that might help explain this nexus of Wisdom and Christology in Q? 3. The Son of God Traditions The Jesus of Q is a teacher of wisdom but his is not a “worldly” wisdom. This wisdom is the knowledge of how to become a “son of the Father” (Q 6,35c-d). Jesus teaches “the way” that leads to be- coming a “son of God”. The Jesus of Q is the “Son of God”. The baptismal account in Q 3,22 identifies Jesus as “son”. Q 4,3 and 4,9 58 TUCKETT, Q, 38, 219, 252-267.