John the Baptist : prophet of purity for a new age / Catherine M. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Catherine M., 1961-

Series:

Interfaces (Collegeville, Minn.)

Interfaces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John, the Baptist, Saint.

John.

Physical Description:

xviii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2003]

Summary:

How did Gospel authors Matthew and Luke shape the story of John the Baptist around the story of Jesus? Why was the historical Baptist so popular? In John the Baptist: Prophet of Purity for a New Age, Catherine Murphy explores the character of John the Baptist and compares what the foundational Gospels yield: not only the perspectives of the synoptic authors, but also a sketch of the historical figure of John the Baptist, which is then placed within the religious, political and economic context of first-century C.E. Judea. Special attention is given to the interface between John and the Qumran community, which scholars have proposed ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Chapters are "Will the Real Baptist Please Stand Up?" "Redaction Criticism: How and Why Authors Shape Their Stories," "Baptist Vignettes in the Gospels: A Redaction-Critical Approach," "Another Angle on the Baptist Movement: Social-Scientific Criticism," "Purification Movements in the First-Century C.E. Judea," and "Conclusion." -- Receive From Earth's Creation to John's Revelation FREE with the purchase of two or more Interfaces volumes. Mention this offer in the comment section of the order form when placing your order or call 1.800.858.5450. Catherine M. Murphy, PhD, is assistant professor in the department of religious studies at Santa Clara University. She has co-published three editions of Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts, and has written journal articles on the Scrolls and the New Testament.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Will the Real Baptist Please Stand Up? 1

Reading the Evidence: The Sources for John the Baptist 3

The "Game Rules" for Reconstructing History from Ancient Witnesses 13

Chapter 2 Redaction Criticism: How and Why Authors Shape Their Stories 23

The Synoptic Problem in the Account of the Baptism of Jesus 24

A Solution to the Synoptic Problem: The Two-Source Hypothesis 28

Redaction Criticism 35

Chapter 3 Baptist Vignettes in the Gospels: A Redaction-Critical Approach 41

Fifteen Vignettes 42

Some Redaction-Critical Results 80

The Historical Baptist 83

Chapter 4 Another Angle on the Baptist Movement: Social-Scientific Criticism 85

An Initial Exercise: A Map for Designing a Social-Scientific Inquiry 89

An Inductive Exercise: From Text to Hypothesis 96

Chapter 5 Purification Movements in First-Century C.E. Judea 109

A Deductive Exercise: From Model (Purity and Pollution) to Text 110

An Inductive Exercise: First-Century Jewish Purification Movements 134.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and indexes.

ISBN:

0814659330

OCLC:

51810795