In Defence of R. H. Lightfoot
A recent NTS article by B. Massey gives a highly critical appraisal of the work of R. H. Lightfoot, questioning Lightfoot's academic integrity and claiming that he borrowed much of his work from others without proper attribution. A study of Lightfoot's writings suggests however that Lightf...
| Published in: | New Testament studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 3, Pages: 454-473 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Barrett, Charles K. 1917-2011
/ Lightfoot, R. H. 1883-1953
/ Form criticism
/ Journalistic editing
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Robert Henry Lightfoot
B Redaction Criticism B Form Criticism B Dibelius B Massey B Lohmeyer |
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| Summary: | A recent NTS article by B. Massey gives a highly critical appraisal of the work of R. H. Lightfoot, questioning Lightfoot's academic integrity and claiming that he borrowed much of his work from others without proper attribution. A study of Lightfoot's writings suggests however that Lightfoot did clearly acknowledge his debt to others and that he did not try to claim the ideas of others as his own. Further, his standing within English-speaking scholarship, as one who publicised the work of German form critics and who anticipated in a significant way the work of later redaction criticism, can remain intact and his work is still valuable today. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688521000035 |