The Story of Jesus According to L

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Bloomsbury Publishing, Aug 1, 1997 - Religion - 200 pages
Using stylistic, formal and thematic criteria, Paffenroth reconstructs a pre-Lukan source (L) for much of the unique material in Luke 3-19. This source portrays Jesus primarily as a healer and teller of parables, a portrayal very different from that of the suffering Son of Man in Mark, the aphoristic teacher of Wisdom in Q, or the depiction of Jesus as universal saviour that Luke himself prefers. This source is quite primitive, probably earlier than Mark, perhaps as early as Q, to which it is quite similar in form, if not content.
 

Contents

Preface
7
Abbreviations
9
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND STATE OF THE QUESTION
11
Chapter 2 LIMITING THE MATERIAL TO BE CONSIDERED
27
Chapter 3 VOCABULARY AND STYLE
66
Chapter 4 FORMAL CHARACTERISTICS
96
Chapter 5 CONTENT
117
Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS
139
Appendix A VERSION OF L
159
Bibliography
166
Index of References
182
Index of Authors
197
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Kim Paffenroth is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Honors Program at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.

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