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Do This in Remembrance of Me

The Disputed Words in the Lukan Institution Narrative (Luke 22:19b-20) - An Historico-exegetical, Theological, and Sociological Analysis

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  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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For theologians and students of biblical studies

Clarifies the textual issues in Luke 22:19b-20

You will gain deeper insights into early Christian history

This scholarly analysis explores the complexities of the Last Supper narrative in Luke's Gospel.

In Part one, Billings examines the longstanding difficulty represented by the textual tradition preserved in "Codex Bezae" (D, 05) at the point of the Last Supper narrative in "St. Luke's Gospel". In Part two, an extensive survey of previous and current explanations of the textual difficulty is undertaken. The disputed words of Luke 22:19b-20 are examined at length in regards to their style, grammar and theology, so as to ascertain their source and allegedly non-Lukan features. The possibility that the textual conundrum presented by Codex Bezae may result from either an intentional or unintentional scribal error is then investigated, with an examination of the literary and historical context in which the narrative has been transmitted. Finally, the thesis of J. Jeremias, that the text of "Codex Bezae" and its ancestors was altered in accord with the disciplina arcani that developed in early Christianity, is examined at length.;When these theories and explanations are found to be inadequate, in Part three of the work a new way forward is proposed by understanding the text of "Codex Bezae" to be a 'window' into the social and cultural world of the community by whom and for whom it was produced. The study concludes with the assertion that the text was altered amidst the historical and cultural background of the localised persecutions experienced by the early Christians, so as to preserve and shield the community from outbreaks of violence such as that experienced in Lyons (ca. 177 CE).
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Making the Word of God Fully KnownDo This in Remembrance of Me

  • Title

    Do This in Remembrance of Me

  • Author

    Bradly S Billings

  • Book Format

    hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    June 2006

  • Weight

    477g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567042347

  • ISBN-10

    0567042340

  • Eden Code

    119231

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