Gospel Reading and Reception in Early Christian Literature

Foreword, 'we are all Gospel readers' Kevin J. Vanhoozer; Introduction, 'defining Gospel reading' Madison N. Pierce and Andrew J. Byers; Part I. Reading the Gospel in Israel's Scriptures: 1. Reading Christ in the old testament Ian McFarland; 2. Where is 'the god of Israel' in Paul's reading of the Gospel? Beverly Gaventa; 3. Gospel reading and prosopological exegesis in luke-acts Madison N. Pierce; Part II. Gospel Writers as Gospel Readers: Evangelists as Theological Interpreters: 4. Why not Matthew's use of luke? Mark Goodacre; 5. Luke rewriting Matthew? The case of the sermon on the plain Dale C. Allison, Jr.; 6. Reading Mark and writing John: the feeding of the five thousand in Johannine perspective Wendy E. S. North; 7. On historical epoche in Gospel reading as exemplified by John and the Egerton Papyrus Troels Engberg-Pedersen; Part III. Gospel Reading as Ecclesial Tradition: 8. Generosity without discrimination? Reading Gospel-commands in early Christianity John M. G. Barclay; 9. Johannine readings of the Johannine Gospel: reception theology and practice in John's Epistles Andrew J. Byers; 10. Severus of antioch on Gospel reading with the eusebian canon tables Matthew R. Crawford; Afterword, reading Gospels with the Gospel of Philip Simon Gathercole.