For many scholars, the synoptic problem is not an end, but a means to an end: understanding the historical Jesus. I can see how these two issues are related...
Apologies for cross posting! This is the second announcement of the 9th annual gathering of all NT and Biblical e-list members (i.e. XTalkers, B-Greeks, and ...
With the discovery of a 10th century BCE alphabet as reported in the news, is it possible that more notes might have been taken during the period of Jesus'...
... All I may say is that Tremontant's (not Tremontant) and Carmignac's theories are famous in France, but not well considered by historians. Emmanuel. ...
Bob Doubtless, there has been minimal response to your question because members are gearing up for SBL. I also don't have much time for a lengthy response....
Bob Sorry, I forgot to mention this. You may find of interest a volume of collected studies that Brill Academic Publishers is releasing this month, Jesus' Last...
Apologies for cross posting Here is (a) the third and Final Call for the 9th annual gathering of all NT and Biblical e-list members (i.e. XTalkers, B-Greeks,...
... True- but I am a panelist for the CARG session on "Biblioblogging" (and I wouldn't mention it save for the fact that other panelists are noted). -- D. Jim...
With apologies for cross posting Here is the revised and final list of e-list members who have indicated that they will be attending SBL and or the E-Lister's...
To: WSW Cc: Synoptic (NT field); Stanley Insler; Carol Thomas On: A Parable From: Bruce Lo, ye Sinological people, do ye sit down on the grass by groups and ...
To: Synoptic Cc: WSW (and various individuals) On: Ethical Transition From: Bruce I was more or less minding my own business, cataloguing a lost and ...
Dear Bruce, I found the post interesting and passed it on to Robert Bellah, who's working on a tome on religious evolution and who has some related ideas and...
Horace Jeffery Hodges
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"It is interesting to note that (as Dr. Abbott has shown) the fourth Gospel inserts or refers to every incident given in St. Mark which St. Luke has passed...
Check the bibliography at the bottom of the article. I would assume that the scholar is: EDWIN ABBOTT, Notes on New Testament Criticism (London, 1906) Here's...
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I'm going through G. Ch. Storr's treatment of Marcan priority in his _Ueber den Zwek [sic] der evangelisten Geschichte und der Briefe Johannis_ (Tübingen:...
Stephen, I asked my wife -- who lived over a decade in Germany and has her doctorate in German literature -- about your translation: "One of the two...
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... If it's any consolation that's how I rendered it too. Jim -- Jim West Biblical Studies Resources - http://web.infoave.net/~jwest Biblical Theology Weblog...
(I tried to send this last night, but it came back. Trying again...) According to my German dictionary, "die Grundlegung" is a foundation. To capture the...
... Thanks to everyone for all your help. This is helpful. Offlist, Ed Tyler suggested "to take as a basis" or "to base [something] upon" from the modern...
In his first big book, "The New Testament and the People of God", NT Wright outlines a perspective on the genre of Mark, which he characterizes as a sort of...
Dear Brian, I've not read Wright's book. Alas, I have not the opportunity. However, taking your resume as a guideline, I think Wright is right in seeking to ...
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I have a question for the group regarding what the author of the gospel of Mark is trying to tell us. I'm sorry if this may be slightly off topic, but I think...
... Dave, The "Have faith in God" looks like Mark's formulation. He may have intended it as the lesson to be learnt from the fig tree story and the verses...
Since I've just arrived to this list and haven't read all the conversations people have had so far, forgive me if I'm bringing up a boring or already discussed...
... Welcome to the Synoptic-L discussion list. Please append at least your first name and surname at the end of your contributions so we know who you are. ... ...
Hello, I've been looking at the salt sayings in Mark, and I would appreciate feedback on the following idea. Mark 9:47-50 It is better for you to enter the...
Dave wrote: How plausible does it seem that in the earliest tradition it was originally the Pharisees that had lost their saltiness? Tim: If you are asking...
Anon/Joe? asked: I've read about the normally accepted views of Mark priority and Q, Mark priority without Q, Luke priority, or Matthew priority. If I didn't...
In regards to Dave's salt suggestion I forget to mention that losing saltiness would be more applicable as a reference to Pharisees if it could be shown that...