Oral tradition and the New Testament a guide for the perplexed Rafael Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez, Rafael, author.

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Miscellanea.

Bible.

Oral tradition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

London New York Bloomsbury 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The last three decades have seen an explosion of biblical scholarship on the presence and consequences of the oral expression of tradition among Jesus' followers, especially in the earliest decades of the Common Era. There is a wealth of scholarship focused on 'orality'. This scholarship is, however, abstract and technical almost by definition, and to date no introductory discussion exists that can introduce a new generation of biblical students to the issues being discussed at higher levels of scholarship. Rafael Rodrguez address this gap. Rodriguez adopts a fourfold structure to cover the topic, beginning with basic essentials for further discussion of oral-tradition research and definitions of key terms (the 'what'). He then moves on to discuss the key players in this area (the 'who') before examining the methods involved in oral-tradition research among New Testament scholars (the 'how'). Finally Rodriguez provides examples of the ways in which oral-tradition research can bring texts into clearer focus (the 'why'). The result is a comprehensive introduction to this key area in New Testament studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing

The last three decades have seen an explosion of biblical scholarship on the presence and consequences of the oral expression of tradition among Jesus' followers, especially in the earliest decades of the Common Era. There is a wealth of scholarship focused on 'orality'. This scholarship is, however, abstract and technical almost by definition, and to date no introductory discussion exists that can introduce a new generation of biblical students to the issues being discussed at higher levels of scholarship. Rafael Rodriguez address this gap. Rodriguez adopts a fourfold structure to cover the topic, beginning with basic essentials for further discussion of oral-tradition research and definitions of key terms (the 'what'). He then moves on to discuss the key players in this area (the 'who') before examining the methods involved in oral-tradition research among New Testament scholars (the 'how'). Finally Rodriguez provides examples of the ways in which oral-tradition research can bring texts into clearer focus (the 'why'). The result is a comprehensive introduction to this key area in New Testament studies

Contents:

pt. 1. An introduction to biblical media criticism

pt. 2. A demonstration of biblical media criticism

Introduction

1. The 'what' of Oral Tradition Studies

2. The 'who' of Oral Tradition Studies

3. The 'how' of Oral Tradition Studies

4. The 'why' of Oral Tradition Studies

5. Conclusion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781472550675

1472550676

9780567499936

0567499936

9780567442543

0567442543

OCLC:

873805916