Writing the Gospels: A Dialogue with Francis Watson (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)
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Overview
In this book prominent biblical scholars engage with Francis Watson’s most striking arguments on the creation of the gospels. Their contributions focus in particular on his argument for a fourfold gospel rather than four separate gospels, his argument against Q but for an early sayings collection, and on the larger landscape of Jesus studies, gospel reception and interpretation.
The contributors ask whether, and in what ways, Watson’s reorientation of gospel studies is successful, and explore its implications for research. Leading scholars including Jens Schröter, Margaret Mitchell, Richard Bauckham and many others provide a close critical and creative engagement with Watson’s work. More than merely a critical review of Watson’s writing, this book carries forward his work with fresh treatments and provides an essential volume for students and scholars seeking to understand the landscape of gospel studies and to explore new directions within it.
- Introduces readers to the main points of Watson’s argument
- Engages with the most striking aspects of Watson’s proposals in Gospel Writing and The Fourfold Gospel
- Includes a response by Francis Watson
Part I Critical Assessments of Gospel Writing and the Fourfold Gospel
- Gospels before Normativization: A Critique of Francis Watson’s Gospel Writing - Richard Bauckham
- Fourfold Gospel Writing - Markus Bockmuehl
Part II Gospel Writing and Gospel Sources
- Ancient Biography and the Development of the Canonical Collection - Richard A. Burridge
- What Does Thomas Have to Do with Q? The Afterlife of a Sayings Gospel - Mark Goodacre
- Gospels in the First and Second Century and the Origin of the “Fourfold Gospel”: A Critical Appraisal of Francis Watson’s Gospel Writing - Jens Schröter
Part III Gospel Writing and the Fourfold Gospel
- Revelatory Epistemology in the Gospel according to Matthew in Dialogue with Francis Watson’s “Canonical Perspective” - Jonathan T. Pennington
- Messiah Language and Gospel Writing - Joshua W. Jipp
- Quartet for the End of Time: The Fourfold Gospel, History, and Matthew’s Birth Narrative - Catherine Sider Hamilton
- Gospel Contradictions, Harmonizations, and Historical Truth: Francis Watson and Origen’s Comprehensive Paradigm Shift - Frederik S. Mulder
- Gospel Optics - Margaret M. Mitchell
- Singing the Gospels: Beyond the Bookish Text - Ephraim Radner
Part IV Francis Watson’s Response
- A Reply to my Critics - Francis Watson
- Richard Bauckham
- Markus Bockmuehl
- Richard A. Burridge
- Mark Goodacre
- Catherine Sider Hamilton
- Joshua W. Jipp
- Margaret M. Mitchell
- Frederik S. Mulder
- Jonathan T. Pennington
- Ephraim Radner
- Jens Schröter
- Francis Watson
- Joel Willitts
- Title: Writing the Gospels: A Dialogue with Francis Watson
- Editors: Catherine Sider Hamilton and Joel Willitts
- Series: Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS)
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 2019
- Pages: 296
- Resource Type: Collected Essays
- Topic: Gospels
Catherine Sider Hamilton is priest-in-charge at St. Matthew's Riverdale and Professor of New Testament and New Testament Greek at Wycliffe College, Canada.
Joel Willitts is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, USA.