Papias and Oral Tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4064517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A F Walls (1University of Aberdeen King's College, corresponding author), Andrew F Wall (0000-0003-4803-4595, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 137 |
| Publication date | 1967-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1582120 |
| OpenAlex | W4234059012, W2065557802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
PAPIAS AND ORAL TRADITION BY A. F. WALLS The frequent preoccupation of the modern reader of Papias with gospel origins has perhaps favoured the assumption that in this famous passage Papias is expressing a uniform preference for oral as against written tradition and reflecting a contemporary lack of interest in the literary preservation of tradition. It has even been quoted as explaining why the canonical gospels were not written earlier than they were, and a disparaging note has been detected in the references by Papias to the gospels of Matthew and Mark.2 On the face of it, there are difficulties
Art · Biblical studies · Face (sociological concept) · Gospel · Linguistics · Literature · Oral tradition · Preference · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |