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| The High Priestly Prayer |
Part of Jesus’ “high priestly prayer” is found in John 17:1-11. How did we get that prayer? Did someone take word-for-word notes in shorthand? Did God inspire a later writer word-for-word? Did John just summarize that prayer in his own words? Nobody knows the answer to such questions. Some forensic linguists theorize that there was a common
set of notes called Q, short for the German word Quelle, meaning source, and that some later writers used Q as a reference to refresh their memories as they wrote individual accounts. They were all witnesses and the use of reference notes does not diminish their testimony. Whether or not the words are exact is unprovable. However, the emphasis of that prayer is unmistakably Jesus’ as he prayed for glory, eternal life and knowledge of God for his followers, and for unity.
set of notes called Q, short for the German word Quelle, meaning source, and that some later writers used Q as a reference to refresh their memories as they wrote individual accounts. They were all witnesses and the use of reference notes does not diminish their testimony. Whether or not the words are exact is unprovable. However, the emphasis of that prayer is unmistakably Jesus’ as he prayed for glory, eternal life and knowledge of God for his followers, and for unity. 
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