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Dunn, James D. G., 1939-

The oral gospel tradition / James D. G. Dunn. - Grand Rapids, MI.: Eerdmans Publishing Co. c2013. - x, 390 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prophetic 'I'-sayings and the Jesus-tradition: the importance of testing prophetic utterances within early Christianity -- Altering the default setting: re-envisaging the early transmission of the Jesus tradition -- Q¹ as oral tradition -- Matthew's awareness of Markan redaction -- Matthew as Wirkungsgeschichte -- John and the oral gospel tradition -- John's gospel and the oral gospel tradition -- On history, memory and eyewitnesses: in response to Bengt Homberg and Samuel Byrskog -- Eyewitnesses and the oral Jesus tradition: in dialogue with Birger Gerhardsson and Richard Bauckham -- Social memory and the oral Jesus tradition -- Kenneth Bailey's theory of oral tradition: critiquing Theodore Weeden's critique -- Remembering Jesus: how the quest of the historical Jesus lost its way -- Between Jesus and the Gospels -- The history of the tradition (New Testament) -- Living tradition.

ISBN: 9780802867827 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802867820 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2013010686

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Oral tradition.

LC Class. No.: BS2555.52 / .D87 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 226/.066