| Ancient Compositional Practices and the Synoptic Problem Contributor(s): Derrenbacker Jr, Ra (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042916370 ISBN-13: 9789042916371 Publisher: Leuven University Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: This book investigates the ways in which an understanding of the literary culture(s) of the Greco-Roman world can inform Synoptic source critical discussion. From a survey of ancient book production, a study of the interplay between orality and textuality, the identification and analysis of written sources and how they were adapted by later authors, the contributors of this volume are able to catalog a set of compositional methods of ancient writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 226.066 |
| LCCN: 2005047595 |
| Series: Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.41" W x 9.59" (1.24 lbs) 290 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book investigates the ways in which an understanding of the literary culture(s) of the Greco-Roman world can inform Synoptic source critical discussion. From a survey of ancient book production, a study of the interplay between orality and textuality, the identification and analysis of written sources and how they were adapted by later authors, we are able to catalog a set of compositional methods of ancient writers. From this, we are able to test the extent to which three "solutions" to the Synoptic Problem (i.e., The Two-Gospel (Neo-Griesbach) Hypothesis, the Farrer-Goulder Hypothesis, and the Two-Document (Two-Source) Hypothesis) are consistent with the known practices of writers in antiquity. We conclude that while all three of the theories had certain problems in light of our catalogue of compositional practices, some had more problems than others. In the end, it appears that the Two-Document Hypothesis has the fewest problems in light of the compositional practices of antiquity. |