From the Gospel to the Gospels. History, Theology and Impact of the Biblical Term 'euangelion'

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
1.1 The polysemy of the term “euangelion”......Page 12
1.2 The link between the oral and the literary gospel......Page 14
2.1.1 Salvation from the “wrath of God”......Page 16
2.1.2 Death and resurrection......Page 18
2.1.3 Jesus Christ the Lord......Page 20
2.1.4 A survey of the formulae......Page 21
2.1.5 Conclusions......Page 22
2.2.1 Apocalyptic myth......Page 25
2.2.2 Interpreting myth......Page 28
2.3.1 The death and resurrection of Jesus and baptism......Page 30
2.3.2 Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ as a new phenomenon......Page 31
2.4.1 Terminology and theology......Page 32
2.4.2 Resurrection and the Last Judgment......Page 34
2.4.3 Apocalyptic vision as a world concept......Page 35
2.4.4 Theological function of the apocalyptic imagery: Interpreting the resurrection I......Page 36
2.4.5 Shortcomings of the apocalyptic paradigm......Page 39
2.4.6 The Christian transformation of apocalyptic imagery......Page 41
2.4.7 A miracle? Interpreting the resurrection II......Page 43
2.4.8 Resurrection and testimony: Interpreting the resurrection III......Page 49
2.4.9 Revelation: Interpreting the resurrection IV......Page 50
2.5.1 Lexical problems......Page 52
2.5.2 The noun “euangelion”......Page 54
2.5.3 Sequence in history......Page 56
2.5.4 The “doubled” eschatology......Page 59
3.1 Jesus proclaimed the gospel – an early tradition......Page 62
3.2 The prophecy in Isa 61:1 ff. and the self-understanding of Jesus......Page 66
4.1.1 Paul as seen by liberal researchers......Page 68
4.1.3 The incarnation and death of Jesus as the basis of human hope......Page 69
4.2.1 Was Paul reluctant to quote the words of Jesus?......Page 71
4.2.2 The reasons for Paul’s reluctance......Page 75
4.2.3 The religious situation......Page 77
4.2.4 The problem of Christian prophecy......Page 80
4.2.5 The absence of narratives about Jesus in Paul......Page 81
4.2.6 An inner analogy between Paul and the narratives about Jesus......Page 84
4.3 Social Background......Page 87
4.4 “Good news” in Deutero-Pauline Texts......Page 89
4.4.1 The prospect......Page 90
5.0 The general character of the Jesus traditions......Page 92
5.1.1 Jesus traditions that survived in the liturgy......Page 94
5.1.2 Transformations of the Jesus tradition before Mark......Page 99
5.2 Fragmentary Testimonies of Jesus Traditions outside of Mark......Page 101
5.2.1 The Synoptic tradition in the Apostolic Fathers and in the Gospel of Thomas......Page 102
5.2.2 Only a few traces of the narratives of Jesus in the Apostolic Fathers......Page 105
5.2.3 The Passion Story......Page 107
5.2.4 Mark and source Q......Page 110
5.2.6 The written texts......Page 115
6.1 A New Literary (Sub)Genre......Page 118
6.1.1 Biography......Page 119
6.1.2 Material and structuring: Editor or author?......Page 123
6.1.3 The literary structure......Page 126
6.1.4 The problem of the ending......Page 127
6.2.1 Pauline influence......Page 129
6.2.2 The beginning and the ending of the Gospel......Page 132
6.3 Christological Titles and the Messianic Secret......Page 140
6.3.1 The Son of God and other titles......Page 141
6.3.2 The Messianic Secret......Page 147
6.3.3 Life of the messianic people......Page 150
6.4 Jesus as Determining Element of the Christian Proclamation......Page 152
6.4.1 Believe in the gospel......Page 153
6.4.2 Turning back to the time of Jesus......Page 155
6.5.1 The “Good News” of the Passion Story......Page 159
6.5.2 “Earthing” the sacraments in Mark......Page 165
6.5.3 By-products of the Markan concept of the Gospel......Page 170
7. The other canonical Gospels......Page 172
7.1 The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles......Page 175
7.2 The Gospel of Matthew......Page 180
7.3 The Gospel of John......Page 184
8.1 The Gospel as a book......Page 188
8.2 The use of the term “euangelion” in the Apostolic Fathers......Page 189
8.3 Early evidence for texts about Jesus in canonised additions in the Gospels of John and Mark......Page 193
8.4 Written Gospels......Page 195
8.5 The titles of the Gospels......Page 197
8.6 Non-canonical Gospels......Page 202
9.1 The gospel in Jesus and Paul......Page 206
9.2 Mark......Page 207
9.3 Other canonical Gospels and the beginnings of the Christian canon......Page 208
Sources in Critical Editions (chronological sequence)......Page 210
Secondary Literature (alphabetical sequence)......Page 211
Abbreviations......Page 228
General Index......Page 231
Index of References to the Bible and other Ancient Writings......Page 237