John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition (1968 Wink), book

John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition (1968) is a book by Walter Wink.

Abstract

"Examines the treatment of John the Baptist within the synoptic gospels and Acts, as well as how the early church envisioned his role in God's redemptive mission ... If the methodological impasse in the study of John the Baptist has resulted from the failure to take seriously the original intention of the creators of the Gospel accounts, then the logical procedure would be to examine the manner in which each Evangelist has used the traditions about John in proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. For it would appear that the real significance of John -- even his proper historical significance, in so far as it can be measured by his impact on others -- can best be discovered by asking the question concerning John in the same way that it was asked by the early church: what is the role of John the Baptist in God's redemptive purpose? That is to say, what is the role of John the Baptist in the Gospels and Acts? "--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1968 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 7). Reissued in Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2000.

Contents

John the Baptist in the Gospel of Mark -- John the Baptist in Q -- John the Baptist in the Gospel of Matthew -- John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke -- John the Baptist in the Lukan infancy narrative -- John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel -- Conclusion -- Appendix : The account of John in Josephus.

External links

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