Jesus and Gospel

Author： Graham N. Stanton

Publisher： Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year： 2004

E-ISBN: 9780511207365

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521810326

Subject： B971.2 New Testament

Keyword：圣经

Language： ENG

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Jesus and Gospel

Description

'Gospel' initially referred to oral proclamation concerning Jesus Christ, but was later used to refer to four written accounts of the life of Jesus. How did this happen? Here, distinguished scholar Graham Stanton uses new evidence and fresh perspectives to tackle this controversial question. He insists that in the early post-Easter period, the Gospel of Jesus Christ was heard against the backdrop of a rival set of 'gospels' concerning the Roman emperors. In later chapters Stanton examines the earliest criticisms of Jesus and of claims concerning his resurrection. Finally, he discusses the early Christian addiction to the codex (book) format as opposed to the ubiquitous roll, and undermines the view that early copies of the Gospels were viewed as downmarket handbooks of an inward looking sect. With half the material previously unpublished and the rest carefully gathered from sources difficult to access, this is a timely study with broad appeal.

Chapter

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

PART I Jesus and Gospel

CHAPTER 2 Jesus and Gospel

2.1 ‘GOSPEL’ IN CURRENT USAGE

2.2 PLOTTING THE PATH

2.3 JESUS’ USE OF THE ‘GOSPEL’ WORD GROUP

2.4 THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN USAGE

2.4.1 When and where?

2.5 THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE GOSPELS OF THE CAESARS

2.5.1 Rivalry

2.6 ‘GOSPEL’ IN THE GALATIAN CHURCHES

2.7 ‘GOSPEL’ IN THESSALONICA AND PHILIPPI

2.8 ‘GOSPEL’ AS PART OF AN EARLY CHRISTIAN SOCIOLECT

2.9 FROM ORAL PROCLAMATION TO WRITTEN NARRATIVE

2.10 CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 3 The fourfold Gospel

3.1 IRENAEUS

3.2 THE MURATORIAN FRAGMENT

3.3 EARLY FOUR-GOSPEL CODICES

3.4 EARLIER ROOTS

3.5 HOW AND WHEN?

3.6 THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

CHAPTER 4 Jesus traditions and gospels in Justin Martyr and Irenaeus

4.1 JUSTIN MARTYR

4.1.1 Jesus traditions: ‘the words of the Saviour’

4.1.2 The gospels: ‘the memoirs of the apostles’

4.2 IRENAEUS

CHAPTER 5 The law of Christ and the Gospel

5.1 FULFILLING THE LAW OF CHRIST: GAL. 6.2

5.2 SIMILAR PHRASES OUTSIDE THE PAULINE CORPUS

5.3 SECOND-CENTURY WRITERS

5.4 THE TEACHING OF JESUS AS ‘THE LAW OF CHRIST’

5.5 LEX CHRISTI, LEX AMORIS

5.6 THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS

PART II Jesus

CHAPTER 6 Jesus of Nazareth: a magician and a false prophet who deceived God’s people?

6.1 JUSTIN MARTYR, RABBINIC TRADITIONS, JOSEPHUS

6.2 MAGIC, FALSE PROPHECY, DEMONIC POSSESSION

6.3 THE EVANGELISTS

6.4 JESUS

CHAPTER 7 Early objections to the resurrection of Jesus

7.1 THE PAGAN CELSUS AND A JEW

7.2 TRYPHO THE JEW

7.3 GENTILE AND JEWISH RESPONSES IN ACTS

7.4 OTHER FIRST-CENTURY OBJECTIONS

PART III The gospels and papyri codices

CHAPTER 8 Why were early Christians addicted to the codex?

8.1 ‘BIG BANG’ THEORIES

8.2 THE ORIGIN OF THE CODEX: THREE STAGES

8.3 PREDECESSORS OF THE CODEX

8.4 THE FIRST CODICES FOR ‘LITERARY’ WRITINGS

8.5 EARLY CHRISTIAN NOTEBOOKS

8.5.1 Scriptural excerpts and testimonies

8.5.2 Drafts and copies of letters

8.5.3 Jesus traditions?

8.6 CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 9 What are the gospels? New evidence from papyri?

9.1 THE GOSPELS AS UTILITARIAN HANDBOOKS

9.2 EARLY PAPYRI OF MATTHEW

9.3 EARLY PAPYRI OF JOHN

9.4 EARLY PAPYRI OF MARK’S AND LUKE’S GOSPELS

9.5 EARLY PAPYRI AND THE RECEPTION OF THE GOSPELS

Bibliography

PRIMARY SOURCES

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

PAPYRI AND INSCRIPTIONS

APOSTOLIC FATHERS

JUSTIN MARTYR

IRENAEUS

MURATORIAN FRAGMENT

ACTS OF THOMAS

ORIGEN

SECONDARY LITERATURE

Index of passages cited

General index

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