The Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition

The Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition
Author: E. P. Sanders
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2006-11-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521031318

The Synoptic Gospels contain traditions about Jesus which differ in some respects from Gospel to Gospel and, it is presumed, from the very earliest Christian traditions. Scholars often seek to establish the earliest form of each tradition and the methods and criteria they use are of the greatest importance. Dr Sanders here provides a reassessment of this whole problem. His study deals directly with the question of determining the reliability of the Synoptic Gospels.

Criteria for Authenticity in Historical-Jesus Research

Criteria for Authenticity in Historical-Jesus Research
Author: Stanley E. Porter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2004-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567520986

Historical-Jesus research continues to captivate the interests of scholars, and recently, there has been renewed discussion of the criteria for authenticity. The first half of this volume reviews the state of play in historical-Jesus research and examines the criteria in particular. One chapter is devoted to the so-called 'Quests', and a second critically charts the development of the criteria in the light of form criticism. One of the conclusions of this part of the volume is that several criteria, especially those based on linguistics, need re-evaluation. The second half of the volume proposes three new criteria, based upon use of the Greek language. These criteria are: Greek language and its context; textual variance; and discourse features. The criteria are proposed as a way forward in historical-Jesus research.

To Advance the Gospel

To Advance the Gospel
Author: Joseph A. Fitzmyer
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802844255

In this greatly expanded second edition of To Advance the Gospel, Joseph A. Fitzmyer has added eight new studies of important Pauline and Lucan topics not part of his original work. Together these nineteen essays consider a number of major issues in the study of the New Testament as well as in the life of the church today. Readers will find discussions of such themes as the priority of Mark and the "Q" source in Luke, crucifixion in ancient Palestine, the gospel in the theology of Paul, the ascension of Christ and Pentecost, and the resurrection of Christ according to the New Testament.

Contextualizing Acts

Contextualizing Acts
Author: Todd C. Penner
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1589830806

An Introduction to the New Testament

An Introduction to the New Testament
Author: DAVID A DESILVA
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
Total Pages: 1075
Release: 2020-05-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789740010

Professor deSilva's outstanding textbook sets a new standard for the genre. The usual topics of New Testament introduction are integrated with instruction in interpretative strategies and application to ministry formation. The attractive layout includes numerous maps, photographs and text-boxes.

Interpreting the Parables

Interpreting the Parables
Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830839674

Craig Blomberg surveys the contemporary critical approaches to the parables--including those that have emerged in the twenty years since the first edition. This widely used text has taken a minority perspective and made it mainstream, with Blomberg ably defending a limited allegorical approach and offering brief interpretations of all the major parables.

Cynic Sage or Son of God?

Cynic Sage or Son of God?
Author: Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 160899953X

Not since David Strauss' Life of Jesus shook European Christianity to its foundations in the nineteenth century has any scholarly discussion of the historical Jesus made the impact on a popular level that the Jesus Seminar is presently making in America. Popular magazines have provided a remarkable amount of space for the Jesus Seminar, including Time and Newsweek which made their work cover stories. At the forefront of the movement lies the work of John Dominic Crossan and Burton L. Mack, who have popularized the Jesus as Cynic sage view. The growing popularity of this new paradigm should be of significant concern for all who hold to the historic Christian faith. To date, however, no thorough evangelical response has been provided to these revisionist views of the historical Jesus. This book is written to fill this void. It provides a serious critique of the Cynic thesis, accessible to laypeople and of interest to thoughtful observers. With interest in the quest for the historical Jesus continuing anew, Boyd's Cynic Sage or Son of God? provides an orthodox defense of the biblical Jesus.

Thomas and the Gospels

Thomas and the Gospels
Author: Mark Goodacre
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2012-09-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802867480

The Gospel of Thomas -- found in 1945 -- has been described as "without question the most significant Christian book discovered in modern times." Often Thomas is seen as a special independent witness to the earliest phase of Christianity and as evidence for the now-popular view that this earliest phase was a dynamic time of great variety and diversity. In contrast, Mark Goodacre makes the case that, instead of being an early, independent source, Thomas actually draws on the Synoptic Gospels as source material -- not to provide a clear narrative, but to assemble an enigmatic collection of mysterious, pithy sayings to unnerve and affect the reader. Goodacre supports his argument with illuminating analyses and careful comparisons of Thomas with Matthew and Luke. Watch the trailer: