Jesus, the Voice, and the Text: Beyond the Oral and the Written Gospel

Name: Jesus, the Voice, and the Text: Beyond the Oral and the Written Gospel
Brand: Baylor University Press
SKU: 792607
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Author: Edited by Tom Thatcher
ISBN: 9781932792607

Edited By: Tom Thatcher

By: Edited by Tom Thatcher

Baylor University Press / 2008 / Paperback

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Title: Jesus, the Voice, and the Text: Beyond the Oral and the Written Gospel
By: Edited by Tom Thatcher
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 290
Vendor: Baylor University Press
Publication Date: 2008

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 2 ounces
ISBN: 1932792600
ISBN-13: 9781932792607
Stock No: WW792607

Publisher's Description

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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.

Author Bio

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Tom Thatcher is Professor of Biblical Studies at Cincinnati Christian University.

Editorial Reviews

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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.

-- SCJ

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.

-- Journal for the Study of the New Testament