Behind the Gospels : understanding the oral tradition /
New Testament scholars often talk about "oral tradition" as a means by which material about Jesus reached the writers of the Gospels; but despite the recent flowering of interest in oral tradition, the study of memory, and the role of eye-witnesses, the latest scholarly advances have yet t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Fortress Press,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Fortress Press edition. |
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| Summary: | New Testament scholars often talk about "oral tradition" as a means by which material about Jesus reached the writers of the Gospels; but despite the recent flowering of interest in oral tradition, the study of memory, and the role of eye-witnesses, the latest scholarly advances have yet to fully penetrate the mainstream of academic Gospels scholarship, let alone the wider public. There is no convenient book-length treatment that can be used by students, or indeed by anyone else wishing to be informed about this crucial topic. 'Behind the Gospels' fills this gap, both by offering a general theoretical discussion of the nature of oral tradition and the formation of ancient texts, and by providing a critical survey of the field, from classical form-criticism down to the present day. (Back cover). |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : SPCK, 2013. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 206 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-194) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781451469400 1451469403 |