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Compares the Gospel of Luke's account of John's ministry with those of Matthew, Mark and John. Using comparative 'test cases' and a literary-critical approach, Chauchot argues that the Gospel of Luke involves a reshaping of Matthew and Mark. Adds to research in the area of New Testament exegesis.
List of contents
Part I: The Gospel of Luke as a Biblical Rewriting Introduction 1. Introducing the Concept of Rewritten Bible as an Interpretive Matrix in New Testament Studies 2. The Synoptic Problem and Gospel Interpretation 3. Detecting a Rewriting Strategy in Luke’s Gospel: Purpose and Methods Part II: Luke's Characterization of John the Baptist 4. Analysis of John the Baptist Narratives in Luke-Acts by application of a Rewriting Perspective 5. Luke’s Presentation of John’s Identity (Lk 3:2) 6. Discussion of John’s Authority (Lk 3:7-17) Part III: From John's Baptism to the Community's Messianic Baptism in Luke-Acts 7. The Quality of John’s Baptism Rite (Lk 3:16) 8. Jesus’ baptism (Lk 3:21-22) 9. Three Distinguished Baptisms 10. Conclusion
About the author
Christina Michelsen Chauchot holds a Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a pastor of the United Protestant Church of France; vice-president of the Institut Biblique de Versailles; and a lecturer in Scandinavian languages at the Sorbonne University, Paris.
Summary
Compares the Gospel of Luke’s account of John’s ministry with those of Matthew, Mark and John. Using comparative ‘test cases’ and a literary-critical approach, Chauchot argues that the Gospel of Luke involves a reshaping of Matthew and Mark. Adds to research in the area of New Testament exegesis.
