Connecting Gospels Beyond the Canonical/Non-Canonical Divide

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Synopsis

By the late second century, early Christian gospels had been divided into two groups by a canonical boundary that assigned normative status to four of them while consigning their competitors to the margins. Connecting Gospels: Beyond the Canonical/Non-canonical Divide finds new ways to reconnect these divided texts. Starting from the assumption that, in spite of their differences, all early gospels express a common belief in the absolute significance of
Jesus and his earthly career, this authoritative collection makes their interconnectedness fruitful for interpretation. The contributors have each selected a theme or topic and trace it across two or more gospels on either side of the canonical boundary, and the resulting convergences and divergences shed light
not least on the canonical texts themselves as they are read from new and unfamiliar vantage points. This volume demonstrates that early gospel literature can be regarded as a single field of study, in contrast to the overwhelming predominance of the canonical four characteristic of traditional gospels scholarship.

Book details

Author:
Francis Watson, Sarah Parkhouse
ISBN:
9780192546401
Related ISBNs:
9780192546395, 9780198814801
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-12-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
Oxford University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality