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Wisdom In The Q-tradition

The Aphoristic Teaching of Jesus

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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One of the least well-researched aspects of the teaching of Jesus found in the gospels is the use of proverbs, or aphorisms. Whilst the parables of Jesus have drawn great interest and study, this other kind of saying has been relatively neglected, although it is equally if not more prominent in the gospel-tradition. The present study is an attempt to show how these proverbial or aphoristic sayings played an important role in the early formulation of the sayings of Jesus by the church. Small collections of aphoristic sayings can be detected in the sayings tradition known as 'Q'. These collections reveal markedly similar structures and concepts, which lead one to suspect that they have been compiled by a unique group which had a particular interest in 'wisdom'. These findings are then tested by analysing other aphoristic sayings outside the collections and by relating the results to other studies which have approached the question of 'wisdom' in the Jesus-tradition from other angles.
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  • Author

    Ronald Allen Piper

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    December 2004

  • Weight

    427g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521609425

  • ISBN-10

    0521609429

  • Eden Code

    1007643

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