Jesus, the Voice, and the Text
Beyond ""the Oral and the Written Gospels
Published on 30. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
325 pages
978-1-932792-60-7 (ISBN)
Description
Werner Kelber's The Oral and the Written Gospel (1983) introduced biblical scholars to interdisciplinary trends in the study of ancient media culture. The book is now widely recognized as a milestone and it has spurred wide-ranging scholarship. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, new developments in orality theory, literacy theory, and social approaches to memory call for a programmatic reappraisal of past research and future directions. This volume address these concerns. Kelber himself is interviewed at the beginning of the book and, in a closing essay, he reflects on the significance of the project and charts a course for the future.
Reviews / Votes
Jesus, the Voice, and the Text is enlightening and easily accessible to scholars of religion and the casual reader alike. -Martin S. Jaffee, Samuel and Althea Stroum Professor of Jewish Studies, Comparative Religion, & International Studies, University of Washington The perspectives presented in this volume challenge some of the most deeply rooted assumptions that shape contemporary biblical studies, especially in the areas of text, form, and literary criticism. The payoff... is a more culturally sensitive and historically rooted appreciation of the origins and use of the biblical texts in the past, as well as the potential to reclaim them in new and creative ways for the present, free from literalistic verse-by-verse exegesis. -- Biblical Theology Bulletin [Kelber's] comment that others have taken interprertative control of OWG leaves us in no doubt that his work has advanced understanding, evident in this fine collection. -- Diana Woodcock -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament For anyone looking for a concise introduction to media studies and Christian origins, or for those of us already engeaged in such studies, this volume provides helpful and accessible discussions of many of the significant issues. -- SCJMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932792-60-7 (9781932792607)
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Person
Tom Thatcher is Professor of Biblical Studies at Cincinnati Christian University.
Content
Beyond Texts and Traditions: Werner Kelber's Media History of Christian Origins - Tom Thatcher
""It's Not Easy to Take a Fresh Approach"": Reflections on The Oral and Written Gospel (An Interview with Werner Kelber) - Werner Kelber and Tom Thatcher
Oral Performance and Mark: Some Implications of The Oral and the Written Gospel, Twenty-Five Years Later- Richard A. Horsley
The Gospel of Mark as Oral Hermeneutic - Joanna Dewey
Storytelling in Oral and Written Media Contexts of the Ancient Mediterranean World - Holly E. Hearon
Vice Catalogues as Oral-Mnemonic Cues: A Comparative Study of the Two Ways Tradition in the Didache and Parallels from the Perspective of Oral Tradition -
Jonathan Draper
Human Memory and the Sayings of Jesus: Contemporary Experimental Exercises in the Transmission of Jesus Traditions - April D. DeConick
The Gospel of Trajan - Arthur J. Dewey
The Scar of the Cross: The Violence Ratio and the Earliest Christian Memories of Jesus - Chris Keith and Tom Thatcher
Manuscript Tradition as a Tertium Quid: Orality and Memory in Scribal Practices - Alan Kirk
The Oral-Scribal-Memorial Arts of Communication in Early Christianity - Werner H. Kelber
Notes
Works Cited
Contributors
""It's Not Easy to Take a Fresh Approach"": Reflections on The Oral and Written Gospel (An Interview with Werner Kelber) - Werner Kelber and Tom Thatcher
Oral Performance and Mark: Some Implications of The Oral and the Written Gospel, Twenty-Five Years Later- Richard A. Horsley
The Gospel of Mark as Oral Hermeneutic - Joanna Dewey
Storytelling in Oral and Written Media Contexts of the Ancient Mediterranean World - Holly E. Hearon
Vice Catalogues as Oral-Mnemonic Cues: A Comparative Study of the Two Ways Tradition in the Didache and Parallels from the Perspective of Oral Tradition -
Jonathan Draper
Human Memory and the Sayings of Jesus: Contemporary Experimental Exercises in the Transmission of Jesus Traditions - April D. DeConick
The Gospel of Trajan - Arthur J. Dewey
The Scar of the Cross: The Violence Ratio and the Earliest Christian Memories of Jesus - Chris Keith and Tom Thatcher
Manuscript Tradition as a Tertium Quid: Orality and Memory in Scribal Practices - Alan Kirk
The Oral-Scribal-Memorial Arts of Communication in Early Christianity - Werner H. Kelber
Notes
Works Cited
Contributors