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A theoretical collection of sayings of Jesus used as source material by the gospel writers Matthew and Luke. The name is thought to come from the German word Quelle which means ‘source'. It is thought by some to be an early Christian handbook of the teachings of Jesus. On the one hand, some scholars point out how the existence of such a document would explain why the gospels of Matthew and Luke are sometimes remarkably similar. On the other, no such document has ever been found and others account for the similarities by simply suggesting that Luke later copied Matthew.