Gospel Reading And Reception In Early Christian Literature New Madison N Pierce Editor by Madison N. Pierce (editor), Andrew J. Byers (editor), Simon Gathercole (editor) 9781316514467, 1316514463 instant download after payment.

The lacuna this volume seeks to address derives from the scholarly tendency to focus on the historical dimensions of gospel production without robust attention to the theological and interpretive dimensions of reception, the complex phenomenon we have termed “gospel reading.”5 Our collection considers the reception of the Jesus tradition through a variety of critical methods, pushing against the constrictive disciplinary borders of the historical critical approach that has dominated gospel studies over the last century, yet resisting a purely “theological” approach that ignores historical contingency. The common thread running through each
chapter is the conviction that gospel writing derives from the interpretive act of gospel reading, whether the reading of “gospel” as the announcement of divine rescue in Israel’s Scriptures or the reading of preexisting gospel and gospel-like material to produce updated, expanded, or even alternative renditions. The purpose is
not to provide a systematic and comprehensive account of Jesus’s reception. The aim, rather, is to demonstrate from varying angles the intricate dynamics of his theological and textual presentation in early Christianity (and beyond) through foundational essays offering studies on specific texts and themes.