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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461550903321

Autore

Porter Stanley E. <1956->

Titolo

The criteria for authenticity in historical-Jesus research [[electronic resource] ] : previous discussion and new proposals / / Stanley E. Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : T & T Clark International, [2004]

ISBN

1-283-20029-5

9786613200297

0-567-52098-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament Studies

Disciplina

232.9

232.9/08

Soggetti

Greek language, Biblical

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 191

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Part I: PREVIOUS DISCUSSION; Chapter 1 THE 'THIRD QUEST' FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS AND THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY; Chapter 2 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY AND THE RISE OF FORM (AND REDACTION) CRITICISM; Chapter 3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CRITERIA FOR AUTHENTICITY; Part II: NEW PROPOSALS; Chapter 4 THE CRITERION OF GREEK LANGUAGE AND ITS CONTEXT; Chapter 5 THE CRITERION OF GREEK TEXTUAL VARIANCE; Chapter 6 THE CRITERION OF DISCOURSE FEATURES; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References

Index of AuthorsB; D; G; H; L; N; S; T; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Historical-Jesus research continues to captivate the interests of scholars, and recently, there has been renewed discussion of the criteria for authenticity. The first half of this volume reviews the state of play in historical-Jesus research and examines the criteria in particular. One chapter is devoted to the so-called 'Quests', and a second critically charts the development of the criteria in the light of



form criticism. One of the conclusions of this part of the volume is that several criteria, especially those based on linguistics, need re-evaluation. The second half of the volume propos