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Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics

Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:James W. Barker, Mark Goodacre (Foreword by)Publish date:01/30/25Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9780802874528ISBN-10:802874525UPC:9780802874528Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Studies, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Christian TheologyBook Topic:New Testament, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.91 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCX49HP2CB
A compelling reappraisal of the relationships between the canonical gospels

Biblical scholars have long debated the Synoptic problem and the literary relationship between the Gospel of John and the Synoptics. During the twentieth century, the consensus shifted decisively to the Two-Source hypothesis for the Synoptic problem along with the view that John's Gospel was independent of the Synoptics. In recent decades all consensus has dissolved--yet these questions retain currency and significance.

James W. Barker takes up these questions and reappraises the evidence. Drawing on his expertise in ancient compositional practices, he makes a persuasive case for a snowballing trajectory, whereby each canonical gospel drew upon other canonical gospels. Thus, Mark was written first; Matthew draws on Mark; Luke draws on Mark and Matthew; and the last of the four, John, is dependent on all three Synoptics and was meant to be read alongside them.

This judicious and ambitious study will be of interest to New Testament scholars as well as general readers who want to know more about the literary relationships between the gospels.
Language:EnglishPublisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9780802874528ISBN-10:802874525UPC:9780802874528Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Studies, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Christian TheologyBook Topic:New Testament, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.91 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCX49HP2CB
James W. Barker is associate professor of New Testament at Western Kentucky University. His awards include the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Studies. He is the author of John's Use of Matthew and Tatian's Diatessaron: Composition, Redaction, Recension, and Reception.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

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