Why Does the Genre of the Gospels Matter?: The Gospels’ Genre and Historical Jesus Research
The primary aim of this study is to assess whether the contemporary consensus on the genre of the Gospels has contributed to a deeper understanding of early Christianity and the historical Jesus. I demonstrate that many modern scholars tend to understand the classification of the Gospels as biograph...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
2025
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| In: |
The catholic biblical quarterly
Anno: 2025, Volume: 87, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 655-671 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Vangelo
/ Genere letterario
/ Biografia
/ Jesus Christus
/ Storicità
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento NBF Cristologia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
historicity of Gospels
B Gospel genre B Gospels as biographies B Historical Jesus |
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| Riepilogo: | The primary aim of this study is to assess whether the contemporary consensus on the genre of the Gospels has contributed to a deeper understanding of early Christianity and the historical Jesus. I demonstrate that many modern scholars tend to understand the classification of the Gospels as biographies only as a matter of taxonomy, overlooking the broader implications of this perspective, namely, for areas such as the purpose of the Gospels, study of Jesus’s self-understanding, and chronology of his life. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2025.a974782 |
