The Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition

Download or read book The Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition written by E. P. Sanders and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Synoptic Gospels contain traditions about Jesus which differ in some respects from Gospel to Gospel and, it is presumed, from the very earliest Christian traditions. Scholars often seek to establish the earliest form of each tradition and the methods and criteria they use are of the greatest importance. Dr Sanders here provides a reassessment of this whole problem. His study deals directly with the question of determining the reliability of the Synoptic Gospels.