Jesus and Gospel

ISBN-13: 9780521810326 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 252 str.

Graham Stanton

Opis

"Gospel" initially referred to oral proclamation concerning Jesus Christ, but was later used to refer to four written accounts of the life of Jesus. How did this happen? Graham Stanton uses new evidence and fresh perspectives to tackle this controversial question. He also examines the earliest criticisms of Jesus, and early Christian addiction to the codex (book) format in place of the ubiquitous roll.

Recenzje

Jesus and Gospel has all the hallmarks of Stanton's previous books: Stanton has written a volume that is eminently readable , informative at every point and accessible to scholar, student and ardent reader of Christian origins alike. The style of this remarkable piece of scholarship is simple, clear and attractive. Stanton has presented a brilliant book that hopefully has already found its way not only into university libraries but also onto the bookcases of many exegetes. This short, readable book by Stanton makes an important contribution to the study of Christian origins. It is New Testament scholarship at it's best and deserves attention and applause.' Neotestamentica

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Jesus and Gospel: 2. Jesus and gospel; 3. The fourfold gospel; 4. Jesus traditions and gospels in Justin martyr and Irenaeus; 5. The law of Christ and the gospel; Part II. Jesus: 6. Jesus of Nazareth: a magician and a false prophet who deceived God's people?; 7. Early objections to the resurrection of Jesus; Part III. The Gospels and Papyri Codices: 8. Why were the early Christians addicted to the Codex?; 9. What are the gospels? New evidence from papyri?