A good format for presenting a very important book. If form criticism really is dead, we can clear out half the shelves of theological libraries. If we take Papias seriously, then we can begin considering some really early (pre-70) dates for the Gospels and Acts.
as well as some early dates for ‘high’ Christology – already established, IMO, from Philippians 2 and Colossians 1 (I think Dunn is unconvincing here).
The story and comments seem to indicate that this book is recently published. But according to my memory (and records) I read the book in 2007. And it is a great book, apparently deeply and carefully researched.
My colleague, Richard Bauckham, Senior Scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, wrote Jesus and the Eyewitnesses several years ago, and it is worth reading. However, if you want to read a summary of the book then I would commend you to go to http://www.grovebooks.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17264&category_id=265&pabPageID=16
and purchase the Grove Books (32 pages) summary of Dr. Bauckham’s arguments.
If you wish to hear something more by Richard Bauckham then you can go to http://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/news.html and listen his C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture delivered in June entitled “John: A Gospel for Individualists?” This is on our News page so you may need to scroll down a little way. You can also download the lecture in MP3 format.
Richard Bauckham is an extraordinary scholar and a gentle, humble, self-effacing man. He retired from his chair at St. Andrews University and moved to Cambridge in order to give more time to writing and scholarship, but he is part of the fellowship at Ridley and does some teaching in the area of theology and NT studies. His former chair at St. Andrews is the one soon to be occupied by Bishop Tom Wright.
A good format for presenting a very important book. If form criticism really is dead, we can clear out half the shelves of theological libraries. If we take Papias seriously, then we can begin considering some really early (pre-70) dates for the Gospels and Acts.
as well as some early dates for ‘high’ Christology – already established, IMO, from Philippians 2 and Colossians 1 (I think Dunn is unconvincing here).
The story and comments seem to indicate that this book is recently published. But according to my memory (and records) I read the book in 2007. And it is a great book, apparently deeply and carefully researched.
–Just noticed in scrolling here further that the book was reviewed in Church Times in 2006.
My colleague, Richard Bauckham, Senior Scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, wrote Jesus and the Eyewitnesses several years ago, and it is worth reading. However, if you want to read a summary of the book then I would commend you to go to http://www.grovebooks.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17264&category_id=265&pabPageID=16
and purchase the Grove Books (32 pages) summary of Dr. Bauckham’s arguments.
If you wish to hear something more by Richard Bauckham then you can go to http://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/news.html and listen his C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture delivered in June entitled “John: A Gospel for Individualists?” This is on our News page so you may need to scroll down a little way. You can also download the lecture in MP3 format.
Richard Bauckham is an extraordinary scholar and a gentle, humble, self-effacing man. He retired from his chair at St. Andrews University and moved to Cambridge in order to give more time to writing and scholarship, but he is part of the fellowship at Ridley and does some teaching in the area of theology and NT studies. His former chair at St. Andrews is the one soon to be occupied by Bishop Tom Wright.