Jesus and the eyewitnesses :the Gospels as eyewitness testimony
Richard Bauckham
- xiii, 538 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
From the historical Jesus to the Jesus of testimony -- Papias on the eyewitnesses -- Names in the Gospel traditions -- Palestinian Jewish names -- Twelve -- Eyewitnesses "from the beginning" -- Petrine perspective in the Gospel of Mark -- Anonymous persons in Mark's passion narrative -- Papias on Mark and Matthew -- Models of oral tradition -- Transmitting the Jesus traditions -- Anonymous tradition or eyewitness testimony? -- Eyewitness memory -- Gospel of John as eyewitness testimony -- Witness of the Beloved Disciple -- Papias on John -- Polycrates and Irenaeus on John -- Jesus of testimony From the historical Jesus to the Jesus of testimony Papias on the eyewitnesses Names in the gospel traditions Palestinian Jewish names Twelve Eyewitnesses "from the beginning" Petrine perspective in the Gospel of Mark Anonymous persons in Mark's passion narrative Papias on Mark and Matthew Models of oral tradition Transmitting the Jesus traditions Anonymous tradition or eyewitness testimony? Eyewitness memory Gospel of John as eyewitness testimony Witness of the beloved disciple Papias on John Polycrates and Irenaeus on John Jesus of testimony
"This book argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that the accounts of Jesus circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead that they were transmitted in the names of the original eyewitnesses."--Jacket