Title: A history of the synoptic problem : the canon, the text, the composition, and the interpretation of the Gospels /
Authors: Dungan, David L.
Publisher: Doubleday,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Synoptic problem History.
Abstract: A close-up analysis of the synoptic gospels of the New Testament--Matthew, Mark, and Luke--explores the varying accounts of Jesus's life and discusses the history of biblical interpretation.
Contents: 13. Signs of Things to Come: The Protestant Reformers on the Differences among the Gospels. 14. The Text Reemerges as a Problem: Erasmus and the Return to the Greek New Testament. 15. The Overthrow of Erasmus' "Standard Text" and the Descent into Textual Chaos. 16. Baruch Spinoza and the Political Agenda of Modern Historical-Critical Interpretation. 17. John Locke and the Economic Agenda of Modern Historical-Critical Interpretation. 18. The Gospel Canon Is Rejected; John Toland and the Gospel of Barnabas. 19. The Establishment of a "New Standard Text" of the Gospels. 20. Emergence of a Third Form of the Synoptic Problem and Its Preferred Solution -- Pt. 3. Current Trends in the Post-Modern Period. 21. The Synoptic Problem Today. 22. Current Trends in Understanding How the Gospels Were Created. 23. Conclusion.