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August 2019
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Demonstrates the reliability of the canonical gospels by exploring the genre of ancient biography
The canonical gospels are ancient biographies, narratives of Jesus's life. The authors of these gospels were intentional in how they handled historical information and sources.
Building on recent work in the study of ancient biographies, Craig Keener argues that the writers of the canonical gospels followed the literary practices of other biographers in their day. In Christobiography he explores the character of ancient biography and urges students and scholars to appreciate the gospel writers' method and degree of accuracy in recounting the ministry of Jesus. Keener's Christobiography has far-reaching implications for the study of the canonical gospels and historical-Jesus research.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1. Biographies about Jesus
Not a Novel Proposal
Examples and Development of Ancient Biography
What Sort of Biographies Are the Gospels?
What Did First-Century Audiences Expect of Biographies?
Part 2 Biographies and History
Biographies and Historical Information
What Historical Interests Meant in Antiquity
Luke-Acts as Biohistory
Sources Close to the Events
Part 3. Testing the Range of Deviation
Case Studies: Biographies of Recent Characters Use Prior Information
Flex Room: Literary Techniques in Ancient Biographies
Part 4. Two Objections to Gospels as Historical Biographies
What about Miracles?
What about John?
Part 5. Memories about Jesus: Memories before Memoirs
Memory Studies
Jesus Was a Teacher
Oral Tradition, Oral History
The Implications of This Study
Author
Craig S Keener
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published
August 2019
Weight
1104g
Dimensions
175 x 236 x 46 mm
ISBN
9780802876751
ISBN-10
0802876757
Eden Code
4941639
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Author/Creator: Craig S Keener
ISBN: 9780802876751
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
Release Date: August 2019
Weight: 1104g
Dimensions: 175 x 236 x 46 mm
Eden Code: 4941639