The social dynamics of the early transmission of the Jesus tradition

Of fundamental importance to understanding earliest Christianity is the history of the Gospel traditions. Despite several shortcomings, the informal, freely developing concept of tradition transmission still merits attention. To analyse the transmission process with a social-scientific model, rumour...

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Main Author: Botha, P. J. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1993
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1993, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-232
Further subjects:B Gospels criticism
B Theology
B Gospels interpretation
B Conceptualising the tradition process
B Rumour
B Sociology
B Psychology
B Christianity
B Jesus Christ
B Stress
B Orality
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Summary:Of fundamental importance to understanding earliest Christianity is the history of the Gospel traditions. Despite several shortcomings, the informal, freely developing concept of tradition transmission still merits attention. To analyse the transmission process with a social-scientific model, rumour research is discussed and summarised. This model is then related to aspects of the development of the synoptic gospel traditions, and suggested as applicable to some Jesus stories
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_305