Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Forgiveness in the gospel tradition
- 3 Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology
- 4 Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism
- 5 Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus
- 6 Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of passages
- Index of modern authors
- Index of topics
7 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Forgiveness in the gospel tradition
- 3 Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology
- 4 Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism
- 5 Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus
- 6 Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of passages
- Index of modern authors
- Index of topics
Summary
Results of the study
The study now coming to its conclusion has been a project of authentication and interpretation. As a microcosm of the Gospels as a whole, the primary text, Mark 2.1–12, has been found to contain a mixture of historical data and fictitious elements. By using the criteria of multiple attestation, discontinuity and coherence I have judged the announcements of forgiveness in Mark 2.5b and Luke 7.47a to be derived ultimately from the historical Jesus. When evaluated by the criteria of implausibility and incoherence, Mark 2.10 has been deemed an inauthentic saying. It is explicable as the product of rhetorical elaboration of Mark 2.5b.
In Chapter 6, I outlined, in the fullest possible detail, the historical event that arguably underlies Mark 2.1–12. There is no reason to duplicate this reconstruction. Before I turn to some implications of this study in a wider perspective, suffice it to address the preliminary questions posed at its very beginning. These can now be answered with some confidence.
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- Jesus and the Forgiveness of SinsAn Aspect of his Prophetic Mission, pp. 250 - 254Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011