New Testament Interpretation and Methods

by Stanley E. Porter; Craig A. Evans

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1997

Overview

Collecting select articles from the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, this volume examines New Testament interpretation and methods from a variety of viewpoints. In two sections, “Principles” and “Practice”, distinguished scholars contribute essays on a number of important topics. Contributors include Christopher M. Tuckett (“The Griesbach Hypothesis in the Nineteenth Century”), F. Gerald Downing (“Redaction Criticism: Josephus’s Antiquities and the Synoptic Gospels”) Frances M. Young (“The Pastoral Epistles and the Ethics of Reading”), and many others.

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Product Details

• Title: New Testament Interpretation and Methods
• Author: Stanley E. Porter and Craig A. Evans
• Publisher: Sheffield
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 321

About the Authors

Craig A. Evans received his Ph.D. from Claremont. He is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Stanley E. Porter is Principal, Dean and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Canada.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“The Griesbach hypothesis had been adopted by Strauss, Baur and others in the so-called ‘Tübingen school’, and had been used by them to develop their theories which had resulted in radical scepticism about the historical reliability of the Gospels.” (Page 15)

“the two-document hypothesis with one of its basic sources very similar to Mark” (Page 16)

“Stoldt’s general conclusions are that none of the arguments for Markan priority has any force; moreover, the advocates of the theory were themselves motivated to put forward their views as part of a reaction against the Tübingen school, in particular against D.F. Strauss.” (Page 18)

“The real enemy was the Tübingen school and only incidentally the Griesbach hypothesis, which Baur had accepted” (Page 15)

“the Griesbach hypothesis lost ‘popular’ support with the collapse of the Tübingen school.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: New Testament Interpretation and Methods
• Authors: Stanley E. Porter, Craig A. Evans
• Series: Sheffield Reader Collection
• Volume: 45
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Print Publication Date: 1997
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9781850757948, 1850757941
• Resource ID: LLS:NTINTRMETHODS
• Resource Type: Monograph
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