Burridge, Richard A., 1955-

What are the Gospels? a comparison with Graeco-Roman biography / Richard A. Burridge; with a foreword by Graham Stanton. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William Eerdmans Publishing, 2004. - xiv, 366 p.; 23 cm.. - The biblical resource series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-355) and indexes


Part 1:The problem
Historical survey
Genre criticism and literary theory
Genre criticism and Graeco-Roman biography
Evaluation of recent debate
Part 2: Generic features
The generic features of early Graeco-Roman
The generic features of later Graeco- Roman
The synoptic gospels
The fourth gospel

Dr Burridge contends that scholarly study of the genre of the Gospels has gone full circle over the last century of critical scholarship.

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Bible. N.T. Gospels--Language,style
Jesus Christ--Biography--History and criticism
Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism
Greek literature--Relation to the New Testament
Religious biography--History and criticism

BS 2555.2 / .B87 2004