The Literary Context of the Gospels (NT203) examines the genre of the gospels. The course examines what type of literature the gospels may be as well as what the implications are for interpretation. It looks at both ancient and modern genre and surveys the history of the interpretation of the gospel genre. The course explores different structural features of the gospels and shows how these features fit with genres like history or ancient biography. By understanding the genre of the gospels, you’ll gain insight into how the gospel writers intended to communicate their message about the person, life, and ministry of Jesus.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Genre Theory: Ancient and Modern
What Are the Gospels?
2m
What Is Genre?
5m
Genre and Literary Types
2m
The Gospels as Sui Generis
The Historical-Critical Paradigm
5m
Martin Dibelius on the Genre of the Gospels
5m
Rudolf Bultmann and the Synoptic Tradition
5m
C. H. Dodd and the Gospel as Kerygma
5m
Other Contributors to Sui Generis
3m
The Gospels as Bios
The “Life of Jesus” Project
6m
The Initial Assessments
4m
The Work of Charles Talbert
4m
Philip Shuler, Albrecht Dihle, David Aune, and a New Trajectory
4m
Richard Burridge and the Graeco-Roman Bios
4m
A New and Emerging Consensus
3m
Responses to Richard Burridge
9m
Craig Keener and The Historical Jesus of the Gospels