Destination and Purpose of St John’s Gospel by John A T Robinson

Destination and Purpose of St John’s Gospel by John A T Robinson

ByRob

One of the most enjoyable aspects of working on biblicalstudies.org.uk is being able to read again material that I found influential whilst at Bible College. This article certainly falls into that category. D.A. Carson cites it favourably in his introduction to his Pillar Commentary on John’s Gospel, so I am in good company I think:…

Kenneth E. Bailey’s theory of “informal controlled oral tradition” developed further

ByRob

Of the several hundred books and articles that I have worked on over the last few years there is one that stands out to me: Kenneth E. Bailey, “Informal Controlled Oral Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels,” Asia Journal of Theology 5 (1991): 34-54. = Themelios 20.2 (1995): 4-11. Writing with the unique insight into Palestinian…