Gospels Before the Book

Zusatztext How often does it happen that you read something new and convincing that solves a large and centuries old problem, especially on such an overpublished field as the New Testament Gospels? This book does that! It is probably the best book on the Gospel of Mark and the synoptic Gospels in general, since they were written. It is a truly groundbreaking book that offers a novel and fully convincing interpretation of the Gospel of Mark, namely as incomplete archival notes. The argument is well-crafted, based just as much in deep knowledge of a wide range of sources (Jewish, Greek, Roman, Christian) as in sophisticated critical scholarship. This work is a field changer and will be the foundation for future gospel studies. Informationen zum Autor Matthew Larsen is a Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a cultural historian of religion whose work focuses on the lived experiences of Jewish and Christian communities in antiquity and late antiquity. Matthew's research has been published in the Journal for the Study of Judaism, the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, and various other venues. Klappentext What does it look like to read the gospels "before the book"? Larsen explores ancient textual culture and argues the earliest readers and users of the Gospel of Mark regarded it not as a book published by an author but as an unfinished notes. Zusammenfassung What does it look like to read the gospels "before the book"? Larsen explores ancient textual culture and argues the earliest readers and users of the Gospel of Mark regarded it not as a book published by an author but as an unfinished notes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Chapter One - Reading Gospels "Before the Book" 2. Chapter Two - Unfinished and Less Authored Texts 3. Chapter Three - Accidental Publication and Post-Publication Revision 4. Chapter Four - Multiple Authorized Versions of the Same Work 5. Chapter Five - The Earliest Readers of the Gospel of Mark 6. Chapter Six - The Earliest Users of the Gospel of Mark 7. Chapter Seven - Reading Mark as Unfinished Epilogue Appendix A: Synoptic comparison of Philodemus's On Rhetoric Book III Appendix B: Synoptic comparison of Mark 16:1-8 with "shorter ending" Bibliography ...

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Matthew Larsen is a Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a cultural historian of religion whose work focuses on the lived experiences of Jewish and Christian communities in antiquity and late antiquity. Matthew's research has been published in the Journal for the Study of Judaism, the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, and various other venues.

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What does it look like to read the gospels "before the book"? Larsen explores ancient textual culture and argues the earliest readers and users of the Gospel of Mark regarded it not as a book published by an author but as an unfinished notes.

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• 1. Chapter One - Reading Gospels "Before the Book"
• 2. Chapter Two - Unfinished and Less Authored Texts
• 3. Chapter Three - Accidental Publication and Post-Publication Revision
• 4. Chapter Four - Multiple Authorized Versions of the Same Work
• 5. Chapter Five - The Earliest Readers of the Gospel of Mark
• 6. Chapter Six - The Earliest Users of the Gospel of Mark
• 7. Chapter Seven - Reading Mark as Unfinished

• Epilogue

• Appendix A: Synoptic comparison of Philodemus's On Rhetoric Book III

• Appendix B: Synoptic comparison of Mark 16:1-8 with "shorter ending"

• Bibliography