Hermeneutics and Early Christian Gospels
Narrative and Non-Narrative Readings of the Parables of the Tenants and Lost Sheep
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Was geschieht mit den Lehren Jesu, wenn sie innerhalb einer Geschichte oder als isolierte Aussagen verstanden werden? Todd Brewer vergleicht Gleichnisse im Thomas-, Matthäus-, Markus- und Lukasevangelium, um die Tendenzen von narrativen und nicht-narrativen Ansätzen zu differenzieren - Tendenzen, die dann anhand der Interpretationen von Hans Frei und Rudolf Bultmann exemplifiziert werden.
In this hermeneutical study, Todd Brewer examines two contrasting interpretive methods to the Jesus tradition: narrative and non-narrative sayings. The early Christians composed both narrative Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), and non-narrative sayings Gospels (e.g., the Gospel of Thomas). What happens to Jesus' teachings when they are either understood within an unfolding story of his life or as isolated sayings? By studying the same parables across narrative and non-narrative interpretive settings, the inherent tendencies of these two methods can be ascertained. These contrasting hermeneutics are not only operative in early Christian Gospels, but also exemplified by modern interpreters such as Hans Frei and Rudolf Bultmann. A sayings approach is significantly different from a narrative approach, especially in relation the questions of history and Christology.
In this hermeneutical study, Todd Brewer examines two contrasting interpretive methods to the Jesus tradition: narrative and non-narrative sayings. The early Christians composed both narrative Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), and non-narrative sayings Gospels (e.g., the Gospel of Thomas). What happens to Jesus' teachings when they are either understood within an unfolding story of his life or as isolated sayings? By studying the same parables across narrative and non-narrative interpretive settings, the inherent tendencies of these two methods can be ascertained. These contrasting hermeneutics are not only operative in early Christian Gospels, but also exemplified by modern interpreters such as Hans Frei and Rudolf Bultmann. A sayings approach is significantly different from a narrative approach, especially in relation the questions of history and Christology.
Born 1984; 2015 PhD in Theology and Religion at Durham University; taught at General Theological Seminary in New York City; writer and editor of the Mockingbird, a theology and culture website.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.03.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 324 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare | |
| Schlagworte | Gospel of Thomas • hans frei • Parables • Rudolf Bultmann • Synoptic Gospels • Thomas |
| ISBN-10 | 3-16-164248-1 / 3161642481 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-16-164248-7 / 9783161642487 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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