The Living Text of the Gospels

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ID23792172
AuthorsD C Parker, David Parker (0000-0001-7101-3843, University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume9
Issue1
Pages115-117
Publication date1997-08-07
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueLiving Text of the Gospels (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139166942
OpenAlexW571180637
ISBN9781139166942
LanguageEN
Citations received29

This book represents an important departure in Gospel studies and textual criticism. David Parker offers a different way of reading the Gospels which treats seriously the fact that they first existed as manuscripts. Through an analysis of the different forms of a number of key passages, he demonstrates that the Gospels cannot be properly understood as texts without taking into consideration their physical existence as manuscripts, printed books and electronic text. In conclusion, he argues that the search for an original text of the Gospels overlooks the way in which the early church passed down its traditions. This book challenges many of the assumptions of New Testament scholarship. But, at the same time, it does not assume any prior knowledge of the discipline, and can therefore be used as a unique alternative to traditional primers of New Testament textual criticism.

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