Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- 17 The Canon of the New Testament
- 18 Historical-Critical Methods
- 19 Literary Approaches
- 20 Social Sciences, Social History, and Ideology
- 21 The New Testament and Theology
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
18 - Historical-Critical Methods
from Part III - Methods and Modes of Interpretation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- 17 The Canon of the New Testament
- 18 Historical-Critical Methods
- 19 Literary Approaches
- 20 Social Sciences, Social History, and Ideology
- 21 The New Testament and Theology
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter surveys the traditional historical-critical approaches to the New Testament (e.g., text criticism, redaction criticism, form criticism) that emerge in the early modern period, as well as methodological refinements and reservations that have been discussed by their practitioners.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 348 - 368Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
References
Further Reading
Baird, William. History of New Testament Research. 3 vols. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992–2013.Google Scholar
Campbell, Douglas A. Framing Paul: An Epistolary Biography. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.Google Scholar
Dungan, David Laird. Constantine’s Bible: Politics and the Making of the New Testament. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2006.Google Scholar
Gamble, Harry Y. Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995.Google Scholar
Hurtado, Larry W. The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.Google Scholar
Meeks, Wayne A. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. 2nd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Metzger, Bruce M., and Ehrman, Bart D.. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.Google Scholar
Parker, D. C. An Introduction to New Testament Manuscripts and Their Texts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.Google Scholar
Porter, Stanley E., and Dyer, Bryan R., eds. The Synoptic Problem: Four Views. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016.Google Scholar
Smith, D. Moody. John among the Gospels. 2nd ed. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2001.Google Scholar