{"product_id":"gospels-before-the-book-hardcover","title":"Gospels Before the Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it look like to read the texts we now call the gospels like first- and second-century readers? There is no evidence of anyone regarding the gospel as a book published by an author until the end of the second century. So, put differently, what does it mean to read the gospels \"before the book\"? For centuries, the ways people discuss the gospels have been shaped by later ideas that have more to do with the printing press and modern notions of the author than ancient writing and reading practices. In \u003cem\u003eGospels before the Book\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew D. C. Larsen challenges several subtle yet problematic assumptions about authors, books, and publication at work in early Christian studies. He then explores a host of under-appreciated elements of ancient textual culture such as unfinished texts, accidental publication, post-publication revision, and the existence of multiple authorized versions of the same work. Turning to the gospels, he argues that the earliest readers and users of the\u003cbr\u003etext we now call the Gospel according to Mark treated it not as a book published by an author, but as an unfinished, open, and fluid collection of notes (\u003cem\u003ehypomnmata\u003c\/em\u003e). In such a scenario, the Gospel according to Matthew would not be regarded as a separate book published by a different author, but as a continuation of the same unfinished gospel tradition. Similarly it is not the case that, of the five different endings in the textual tradition we now call the Gospel according to Mark, one is \"right\" and the others are \"wrong.\" Rather each represents its own effort to fill a perceived deficiency in the gospel. Larsen offers a new methodological framework for future scholarship on early Christian gospels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Larsen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a cultural historian of religion whose work focuses on the lived experiences of Jewish and Christian communities in antiquity and late antiquity. Matthew's research has been published in the \u003cem\u003eJournal for the Study of Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal for the Study of the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e, and various other venues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562150924384,"sku":"9780190848583","price":117.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SW5vRjdncXdEY2QvN1Jpdk11ZVd4UT09.webp?v=1770346567","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/gospels-before-the-book-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}