Gospel Perspectives Vol 5 – Your chance to choose an article

Below is the Table of Contents from Gospel Perspectives, Vol 5: The Jesus Tradition Outside the Gospels. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1984. As below, please vote by 15th December. Gerhard Maier’s article is not listed as it is in German. David Wenham, “Paul’s Use of the Jesus Tradition: Three Samples,” pp.7-38. Peter Richardson & Peter Gooch,…

D.A. Carson on Christological Ambiguities in Matthew

The following article is now avialable in PDF: D.A. Carson, “Christological Ambiguities in the Gospel of Matthew,” Harold Rowden, ed., Christ our Lord. Studies in Christology Presented to Donald Guthrie. Leicester: IVP, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0877849552. pp.97-114. Professor Carson’s work always impresses me. It stands in sharp contrast to those who seem to think the…

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

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…