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...

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Main Author: Tuckett, Christopher M. 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: 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
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.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688521000035