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John's Transformation of Mark brings together a cast of
internationally recognised biblical scholars to investigate the
relationship between the gospels of Mark and John. In a significant
break with the prevailing view that the two gospels represent
independent traditions, contributors argue that John both knew of
and used the earlier gospel to write his own text. Drawing on
recent analytical categories such as social memory, 'secondary
orality,' or 'relecture,' and ancient literary genres such as
'rewritten Bible', historiography and bioi, the central questions
that drive this volume focus on how John used Mark, whether we
should speak of 'dependence,' 'familiarity with,' or 'reception,'
and whether John intended his work to be a supplement to or a
replacement of Mark. Together these contributions mount a strong
case for a complete reassessment of one of the key tenets of modern
biblical criticism, opening up significant new avenues for future
research.
The introduction to this new guide sets out the sources
(Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected
with them, paying particular attention to the nature of the
gospels, and the Synoptic versus the Johannine tradition. A
substantial section will discuss scholarship on Jesus from the
nineteenth century to the explosion of works in the present day,
introducing and explaining the three different quests for the
historical Jesus. Subsequent chapters will analyse key themes in
historical Jesus research: Jesus Galilean origins; the scope of his
ministry and models of holy men, particularly that of prophet;
Jesus teaching and healing; his trial and crucifixion; the highly
contentious question of his resurrection; and finally an
exploration of the links between the Jesus movement and the early
church. Throughout, the (often opposing) positions of a variety of
key scholars will be explained and discussed (eg. Sanders, Crossan,
Dunn, Wright, Brown).
This volume examines and discusses selected Bible documentaries and
academically informed dramatizations of the Bible. With a major
focus on recent productions in UK mainline television within the
past 15 years, the contributors also engage with productions from
the USA. After a critical introduction by Helen K. Bond, charting
and reflecting on the use of the Bible on television in recent
years, the book falls into three sections. First, a number of
influential filmmakers and producers, including Ray Bruce and Jean-
Claude Bragard, discuss their work in relation to the context and
constraints of television - especially religious television -
programming. The volume then moves to reflections of various
academics who have acted as 'talking heads', historical consultants
and presenters, allowing discussion of different aspects of the
process, including the extent to which they had influence and how
their contributions were used. Finally, a number of scholars assess
the finished products, discussing what they tell us about the
modern reception of the Bible, with additional consideration of how
these productions influence biblical scholars and contribute to the
scholarly agenda.
Come and Read introduces numerous hermeneutical approaches to
biblical literature and includes examples of those approaches in
action through the contributions of top scholars in the field. The
book takes up three different passages throughout John's
Gospel-John 1:1-18, John 10, and John 20-setting different
approaches to each passage side-by-side. The sections of this
collection are interconnected by virtue of their association with
John's story. In addition, each section of the book will include
readings of the focus passage from the same four interpretive
perspectives. These four umbrella perspectives (intertextual,
ideological, rhetorical, and narrative) are intentionally broadly
conceived so that a variety of particular reading strategies are
surveyed in the collection. Overall, this book will provide insight
into current hermeneutical practices on the Gospel of John, and
implicitly the rest of the Bible as well. It will also demonstrate
how to use these methods effectively, illustrating not only the
value of using a variety of approaches for interpreting the text,
but also the impact various methods have on the interpretations
rendered.
This study reconstructs the historical Pontius Pilate and looks at
the way in which he is used as a literary character in the works of
six first century authors: Philo, Josephus and the four
evangelists. The first chapter provides an introduction to the
history and formation of the imperial Roman province of Judaea. The
following two chapters examine the references to Pilate in Philo
and Josephus, looking at each author's biases before going on to
assess the historicity of their accounts. The next four chapters
look at the portrayal of Pilate in each gospel, asking how a first
century reader would have interpreted his actions. Each chapter
asks what this portrayal shows about the author's attitude towards
the Roman state, and what kind of community found this useful. The
conclusion distinguishes between the 'historical Pilate' and the
different 'Pilate of interpretation' preserved in our first century
literary sources.
This study reconstructs the life of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor responsible for the execution of Jesus. The first section provides the historical and archaeological background. The following chapters look at six first-century authors: Philo, Josephus and the four gospel writers. Each chapter asks how Pilate is being used as a literary character in each work, why each author describes Pilate in a different way, and what this tells us about the relationship between each author and the Roman state.
In The Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries, Chris L.
Keith, Helen K. Bond, Christine Jacobi and Jens Schroeter, together
with an international cast of more than 70 contributors, provide a
methodologically sophisticated resource, showing the reception
history of Jesus and the Jesus tradition in early Christianity. The
three volumes focus upon the diversity of receptions of the Jesus
tradition in this time period, with memory theory providing the
framework for approaching the complex interactions between the past
of the tradition and the present of its receptions. Rather than
addressing texts specifically as canonical or non-canonical, the
volumes show the more complex reality of the reception of the Jesus
tradition in early Christianity. Core literary texts such as
Gospels and other early Christian writings are discussed in detail,
as well as non-literary contexts outside the gospel genre;
including the Apostolic Fathers, patristic writers, traditions such
as the Abgar Legend, and modifications to the gospel genre such as
the Diatesseron. Evidence from material culture, such as
pictographic representations of Jesus in iconography and graffiti
(e.g. the staurogram and Alexamenos Graffito), as well as
representations of Jesus tradition in sarcophagi and in liturgy are
also included, in order to fully reflect the transmission and
reception of the Jesus tradition. Volume 1 provides an extensive
introduction and, in 18 chapters, covers literary representations
of Jesus in the first century, featuring gospel literature and
other early Christian writings. Volume 2 examines all the literary
texts from the second and third centuries, across 40 chapters,
examining both gospel writing and other texts. Volume 3 examines
visual, liturgical and non-Christian receptions of Jesus in the
second and third centuries, across 24 chapters.
This title offers an up-to-date picture of Jesus of Nazareth,
highlighting the problems and pitfalls encountered in such a
venture, and including a survey of current scholarship. The
introduction to this new guide sets out the sources (Graeco-Roman,
Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected with them,
paying particular attention to the nature of the gospels, and the
Synoptic versus the Johannine tradition. There is a substantial
section that will discuss scholarship on Jesus from the nineteenth
century to the explosion of works in the present day, introducing
and explaining the three different 'quests' for the historical
Jesus. Subsequent chapters of this title will analyse key themes in
historical Jesus research: Jesus' Galilean origins; the scope of
his ministry and models of 'holy men', particularly that of
prophet; Jesus' teaching and healing; his trial and crucifixion;
the highly contentious question of his resurrection; and, finally
an exploration of the links between the Jesus movement and the
early church. Throughout, the (often opposing) positions of a
variety of key scholars will be explained and discussed (eg.
Sanders, Crossan, Dunn, Wright, Brown). "Continuum's Guides for the
Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to
thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find
especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering.
Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject
difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and
ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of
demanding material.
This volume examines and discusses selected Bible documentaries and
academically informed dramatizations of the Bible. With a major
focus on recent productions in UK mainline television within the
past 15 years, the contributors also engage with productions from
the USA. After a critical introduction by Helen K. Bond, charting
and reflecting on the use of the Bible on television in recent
years, the book falls into three sections. First, a number of
influential filmmakers and producers, including Ray Bruce and Jean-
Claude Bragard, discuss their work in relation to the context and
constraints of television - especially religious television -
programming. The volume then moves to reflections of various
academics who have acted as 'talking heads', historical consultants
and presenters, allowing discussion of different aspects of the
process, including the extent to which they had influence and how
their contributions were used. Finally, a number of scholars assess
the finished products, discussing what they tell us about the
modern reception of the Bible, with additional consideration of how
these productions influence biblical scholars and contribute to the
scholarly agenda.
The book investigates the life and motives of the man who played a
pivotal role in the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, and argues that
the historical figure of Caiaphas has been distorted and demonized
by Christian tradition, looking at his portrayal in later legend
and modern literature.
John's Transformation of Mark brings together a cast of
internationally recognised biblical scholars to investigate the
relationship between the gospels of Mark and John. In a significant
break with the prevailing view that the two gospels represent
independent traditions, the contributors all argue that John both
knew and used the earlier gospel. Drawing on recent analytical
categories such as social memory, 'secondary orality,' or
'relecture,' and ancient literary genres such as 'rewritten Bible'
and bioi, the central questions that drive this volume focus on how
John used Mark, whether we should speak of 'dependence,'
'familiarity with,' or 'reception,' and whether John intended his
work to be a supplement or a replacement of Mark. Together these
chapters mount a strong case for a reassessment of one of the key
tenets of modern biblical criticism, and open up significant new
avenues for further research.
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Early Classical Authors on Jesus
Margaret H. Williams; Edited by Chris Keith, Helen K. Bond, Jens Schroeter
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R1,215
Discovery Miles 12 150
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After playing second fiddle to the apostle Paul for a long, long
time, Peter has received increased scholarly attention of late.
This book builds on the recent resurgence of interest in the
apostle Peter. Nineteen internationally prominent scholars of early
Christian history here examine and reassess the historical Peter
and his significance in Christian texts from the first three
centuries. Giving due attention to archaeological data and recent
scholarship, the contributors offer a comprehensive view of Peter
through analysis of both New Testament texts and later,
noncanonical literature. Markus Bockmuehl concludes the volume by
considering present-day questions about the role of Peter, popes,
and church leadership.
Israel's God and Rebecca's Children is a collection of essays
written as a tribute to the lasting scholarship and friendship of
Larry Hurtado (University of Edinburgh) and Alan Segal (Barnard
College), two scholars who have contributed significantly to the
contemporary understanding of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
and early Christianity. Their colleagues and friends examine a wide
range of topics that have been the focus of Hurtado and Segal's
research, including Christology, community, Jewish-Christian
relations, soteriology and the development of early Christianity.
Together these essays reconceptualize Christology and community in
Judaism and Christianity and provide valuable insights into the
issues of community and identity.
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