The criteria for authenticity in historical-Jesus research : previous discussion and new proposals / Stanley E. Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Stanley E., 1956-

Series:

Library of New Testament studies.

Library of New Testament Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. New Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Greek language, Biblical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

[London] : T & T Clark International, [2004].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historical-Jesus research continues to captivate the interests of scholars, and recently, there has been renewed discussion of the criteria for authenticity. The first half of this volume reviews the state of play in historical-Jesus research and examines the criteria in particular. One chapter is devoted to the so-called 'Quests', and a second critically charts the development of the criteria in the light of form criticism. One of the conclusions of this part of the volume is that several criteria, especially those based on linguistics, need re-evaluation. The second half of the volume propos

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Part I: PREVIOUS DISCUSSION; Chapter 1 THE 'THIRD QUEST' FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS AND THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY; Chapter 2 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY AND THE RISE OF FORM (AND REDACTION) CRITICISM; Chapter 3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY; Part II: NEW PROPOSALS; Chapter 4 THE CRITERION OF GREEK LANGUAGE AND ITS CONTEXT; Chapter 5 THE CRITERION OF GREEK TEXTUAL VARIANCE; Chapter 6 THE CRITERION OF DISCOURSE FEATURES; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References

Index of AuthorsB; D; G; H; L; N; S; T; Y; Z

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 191

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613200297

9781283200295

1283200295

9780567520982

0567520986

OCLC:

745866710