From the Gospel to the Gospels : history, theology, and impact of the biblical term euangelion / / Petr Pokorný

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910968093603321
• Autore: Pokorný Petr <1933->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, : De Gruyter, 2013
• ISBN: 9783110300604; 3110300605; 9781299276857; 1299276857
• Descrizione fisica: x, 237 p
• Collana: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, , 0171-6441 ; ; Bd. 195
• Classificazione: BC 7400
• Disciplina: 225.6
• Soggetti: Frühchristentum; Literatur; Evangelium; Begriff; RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. The Problem -- 2. The Pre-Pauline Easter Gospel -- 3. The Gospel of Jesus -- 4. The Pauline Gospel -- 5. The Survival of the Jesus Traditions before Mark -- 6. The Gospel in the Gospel according to Mark -- 7. The other canonical Gospels -- 8. Early Christian Literature and Canonization -- 9. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- General Index -- Index of References to the Bible and other Ancient Writings
• Sommario/riassunto: The monograph is devoted to a crucial point of Christian theology: its development from the short formulae of the 'gospel' (euangelion) - as the first reflected expressions of Christian faith - to the theology of literary Gospels as texts that evoked the idea of Christian canon as a counterpart of the "Law and Prophets". In the formulae of the oral gospel the apocalyptic expectations are adapted into a "doubled" or "split" eschatology: The Messiah has appeared, but the messianic reign is still the object of expectation. The experience with Jesus' post Easter ; impact has been named as "resurrection" of which God was the subject. Since the apocalyptic "resurrection" applied for many or all people, the resurrection of Jesus became a guarantee of hope. The last chapters analyze the role of the oral gospel in shaping the earliest literary Gospel (Mark). This book analyses Gospels as texts that (re-)introduced Jesus traditions into the Christian liturgy and literature. Concluding paragraphs are devoted to the titles of the individual Gospels and to the origins of the idea of Christian canon.