THE LIVING TEXT OF THE GOSPELS by D. C. Parker ( 9780521599511 )

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THE LIVING TEXT OF THE GOSPELS

By:

D. C. Parker

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

7 August, 1997

Pages:

244

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This book represents an important departure in Gospel studies and textual criticism, providing an innovative introduction to the discipline.

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This book represents an important departure in Gospel studies and textual criticism. David Parker offers a different way of reading the Gospels which treats seriously the fact that they first existed as manuscripts. Through an analysis of the different forms of a number of key passages, he demonstrates that the Gospels cannot be properly understood as texts without taking into consideration their physical existence as manuscripts, printed books and electronic text. In conclusion, he argues that the search for an original text of the Gospels overlooks the way in which the early church passed down its traditions. This book challenges many of the assumptions of New Testament scholarship. But, at the same time, it does not assume any prior knowledge of the discipline, and can therefore be used as a unique alternative to traditional primers of New Testament textual criticism.

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