Respect for Context in Quotations from The Old Testament

The attempt to get behind the gospel record back to the authentic words and acts of Jesus has occupied many scholars of this generation. This has come about because of a scepticism regarding the historical value of the sayings as recorded, and has often concluded by assuming that the New Testament t...

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Main Author: Edgar, S. L. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1962]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 1962, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-62
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The attempt to get behind the gospel record back to the authentic words and acts of Jesus has occupied many scholars of this generation. This has come about because of a scepticism regarding the historical value of the sayings as recorded, and has often concluded by assuming that the New Testament throws light only on what the early Christian community believed Jesus said rather than on what he did say. It is not the writer's intention to belittle the problem, but to suggest it may be approached from a fresh angle. This article seeks to show that in one respect at least the words of Jesus, as recorded in the gospels, are of a distinctive character, especially when compared with the editorial comments of the evangelists, and hence the form of the first may not be as dependent on the evangelists and the early church as sometimes claimed.
ISSN:0028-6885
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500004586