“... The juxtaposition of the double-love command with the Golden Rule in Did. 1:2 is of special interest if compared to Matthew, because both function as summary statements of the law also in Matthew. Whereas Matt 22:40 defines that the entire law and the prophets hang on the two love commands, the reference to the Golden Rule in 7:12 is commented upon by the statement, “for this is the law and the prophets.” At this point, there is no evidence in favor of direct dependence of one source on the other. Like Luke, Matthew cites the Golden Rule in its positive formulation, which goes back to the Saying Source, whereas in Did. 1:2 the negative formulation appears. But one might ask whether Matthew’s assignment of a summarizing function to the Golden Rule in 7:12 as well as to the double love command in 22:40 might be inspired by a combination of both as it is evidenced by recension C. In other words, Did. 1:2 might be a witness of a tradition that also influenced Matthew. At any rate, Matthew’s remark about the equal rank of the command to love one’s neighbor in 22:39 remains his own individual contribution, which has no counterpart in Did. 1:2. ...”