A black ballot is totally negative, holding that the statement was derived from later tradition. Following this method, the participants in the Jesus Seminar have dismissed all four points raised in question form at the outset.
Izmantojot šādu metodi, Jēzus semināra dalībnieki atbildēja noraidoši uz visiem četriem jautājumiem, kas ir uzdoti šī raksta sākumā.