The Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries: Volume 2

The first three centuries were the formative period of Christianity. The developments during this time led to the distinction of canonical and non-canonical writings, to organizational structures of the Christian church, and to the establishment of the Christian creed. In Chris Keith, Helen K. Bond, Christine Jacobi and Jens Schroter have collated a methodologically sophisticated resource. These volumes focus upon the diversity of reception of the Jesus tradition in this time period, highlighting the complex interactions between the inherited past and the present in which it is received. Rather than address texts specifically as canonical or non-canonical, the volumes show the more complex reality of attitudes towards and within early Christianity. Core literary texts such as Gospels and other early Christian writings are discussed in detail, but the volumes also highlight the importance of Jesus tradition in literary and non-literary contexts outside the gospel genre; including the Apostolic Fathers, patristic writers, traditions such as the Abgar Legend, and modifications to the gospel genre such as the Diatesseron. Evidence from material culture, such as pictographic representations of Jesus in the staurogram and Alexamenos Graffito, as well as visual presentations of gospel tradition in sarcophagi carvings, are also included in order to fully reflect the transmission and reception of the Jesus tradition.Volume 2 examines all the literary texts from the second and third centuries, across 40 chapters, examining gospels and gospel-like as well as other texts. Methodologically the volumes draw on new approaches to history, memory, and tradition, to provide a cutting-edge approach that focuses upon reception-history rather than the putative actual past. This cutting-edge reference resource provides a fresh and comprehensive account of the complex development of early Christian thought about Jesus. It will fuel future discussions of early Christian history, the historical Jesus, the development of the New Testament canon, and non-canonical Jesus traditions for years to come.>...

Auteur
Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.Helen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the social and political history of Judaea under Roman rule, the historical Jesus, and the canonical gospels. She is the author of Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (1998), Caiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome? (2004), The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012), Jesus: A Very Brief History (2017), The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel (2020), and a number of shorter studies and articles.Jens Schröter is Professor of Theory and Practice of Multimedia Systems in the Department of Media Studies, University of Siegen, Germany, and is also the co-editor, with Stefan Rieger, of Das holographische Wissen, Berlin (2009).

Contenu
Introduction to Volume Two - Jens Schröter and Christine Jacobi Epistolary Literature 1. Colossians - Andreas Dettwiler,University of Geneva, Switzerland 2. Ephesians - Andreas Dettwiler,University of Geneva, Switzerland 3. Pastoral Epistles - Andreas Dettwiler,University of Geneva, Switzerland 4. Epistle of Barnabas - J. Christopher Edwards, St. Francis College, USA 5. Ignatius - Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, UK 6. Polycarp, To the Philippians - Paul Parvis, University of Edinburgh, UK 7. Apology of Quadratus and Epistle to Diognetus - Andreas Lindemann, Kirkliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel, Germany Gospel Literature Gospels Narrating Parts of Jesus's Earthly Life 8. Protevangelium Iacobi - Eric M. Vanden Eykel, Ferrum College, USA 9. Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Tony Burke, York University, USA 10. Gospel of Peter - Alan Kirk, James Madison University, USA 11. Diatessaron - Nicholas Perrin, Wheaton Graduate School, USA Jewish-Christian Gospels 12. Gospel of the Nazarenes - Jörg Frey, Universität Zürich, Switzerland 13. Gospel of the Ebionites - Jörg Frey, Universität Zürich, Switzerland 14. Gospel of the Hebrews - Jörg Frey, Universität Zürich, Switzerland Other Gospels (Listed in Alphabetical Order) 15. Egerton Gospel (P.Egerton 2) - Tobias Nicklas, University of Regensburg, Germany 16. Epistula Apostolorum - Paul Parvis, University of Edinburgh, UK 17. Fayûm Gospel (P.Vindob.G 23 25) - Thomas J. Kraus, University of Zürich and University of the Free State, Switzerland 18. Gospel of Judas - Lorne R. Zelyck, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Canada 19. Gospel of Mary - Judith Hartenstein, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany 20. Gospel of Philip - Todd Brewer, Manhattan College, USA 21. Gospel of the Savior (P.Oxy. 840) - Jens Schröter, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 22. Gospel of Thomas - Konrad Schwarz, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 23. Gospel of Truth (NHC I 3) - Katrine Brix, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 24. Marcion's Gospel - Dieter T. Roth, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, Germany Gospel Additions 25. Scribal Alterations to the Canonical Gospels in Second- and Third-Century Manuscripts - Tommy Wasserman, Ansgar Teologiske Høgskole, Norway Apocalypses 26. Apocalypse of Peter - Tobias Nicklas, University of Regensburg, Germany 27. Second Esdras - Lillia Milbach-Schirr, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 28. Shepherd of Hermas - Mark Grundeken, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany Other Early Christian Writings (Listed in Alphabetical Order) 29. Acts of John, Acts of Peter, Acts of Thekla, Third Corinthians, and Martyrdom of Paul - Julia A. Snyder, University of Regensberg, Germany 30. Christianized Texts - Thomas Kraus, University of Zürich and University of the Free State, Switzerland 31. Irenaeus - Rolf Noormann, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany 32. Justin Martyr - Winrich Löhr, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany 33. Martyrdom of Polycarp - Sara Parvis, University of Edinburgh, UK 34. Odes of Solomon - Majella Franzmann, The University of Sydney, Australia 35. Origen - Alfons Fürst, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany 36. Papian Fragments - David P. Moessner, Texas Christian University, USA 37. Second Clement - James A. Kelhoffer, Uppsala University, Sweden 38. Tertullian - Dieter T. Roth, Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, Germany 39. Traditio Apostolica - Markus Vinzent, King's College London, UK 40. Valentinian Gnosticism - Johanna Brankaer, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany Index