Jesus and the Gospel Tradition

by C. K. Barrett

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2005

Overview

The Gospel writers believed that the events they reported truly happened, but the appearance of heavenly doves, supernatural voices, and miraculous transfigurations aren’t the stuff of everyday life. Modern readers hesitate to classify the Gospels as history, and yet scholars acknowledge that historical material underlies them. Meanwhile, Paul shows little interest in a historical account of Jesus’ life at all—he mines the Jesus story for doctrinal gems, tossing out a scant few references to events depicted in the Gospels. In these lectures, famed scholar C. K. Barrett scours the New Testament for evidence of an early Gospel tradition that preserves the church’s initial understanding of the events of Jesus’ life—and their theological ramifications.

Product Details

• Title: Jesus and the Gospel Tradition
• Author: C. K. Barrett
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Jesus Christ; Christology
• ISBNs: 9781597520669, 1597520667
• Resource ID: LLS:JSSGSPLTRDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:57:43Z

About C. K. Barrett

C. K. Barrett (1917–2011) was emeritus professor of divinity at the University of Durham in England, and a determined Methodist. His work is held in very high regard and is featured prominently in many contemporary publications.

C. K. (Charles Kingsley) Barrett first studied at Shebbear College but soon transferred to Pembroke College to study theology. Barrett then trained for the Methodist ministry at Wesley House in Cambridge. In 1945, he was appointed lecturer in divinity at the University of Durham where he was eventually elected professor in 1958.

Barrett was especially known for having authored numerous scholarly articles and books, including commentaries on The Epistle to the Romans, The First Epistle to the Corinthians, and The Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the Black’s New Testament Commentary (BNTC) series, as well as On Paul: Essays on His Life, Work, and Influence in the Early Church and the titles in Select Works of C. K. Barrett (7 vols.).