Synoptic Composition: The Use of Oral and Written Sources in the Synoptic Gospels

Christian, Adam J

ISBN 10: 1666777293 / ISBN 13: 9781666777291

Published by Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2023

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210 pages. 9.02x5.91x0.59 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Synoptic Composition: The Use of Oral and Written Sources in the Synoptic Gospels
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666777293
• ISBN 13: 9781666777291
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

The fascination with literary dependency in the most popular approaches to the synoptic problem has been built upon a faulty presupposition: that oral tradition is incapable of producing the word for word verbal agreement found in the synoptic accounts. Recent research in the area of oral tradition has shown that this is not the case, but we still rely on increasingly complicated literary models to explain the relationships between the Synoptic Gospels. This book engages in comparative analysis of Old Greek quotations found in more than one of the Synoptic Gospels, along with the material that surrounds these quotations. The resulting conclusions indicate that oral sources may better explain the similarities and differences found in the Synoptic Gospels, and that we ought to reexamine our foundational presuppositions in order to craft a better model for understanding the origins of the Synoptic Gospels. The hope is that the reader will join the author in seeking to better understand these books that include the climax of the greatest story of all time: the true story of people marred by sin, and their creator who seeks after them as he redeems all things to himself.

About the Author

Adam J. Christian serves as the adult ministry team leader at Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, Indiana.