J. J. Griesbach: Synoptic and Text - Critical Studies 1776–1976

An authoritative account of the life and work of Johann Jakob Griesbach.

Bernard Orchard (Edited by), Thomas R. W. Longstaff (Edited by)

9780521020558, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2005

244 pages
21.1 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.322 kg

In 1776 Johann Jakob Griesbach of Jena published as a separate volume his Greek Synopsis of Matthew, Mark and Luke, previously issued as part of his critical edition of the Greek New Testament. He was in fact the first to establish the Synopsis as a fundamental tool of New Testament research. He was perhaps even more important for his text-critical studies, and for what is still called the Griesbach Hypothesis of the literary dependence of Mark on both Matthew and Luke. The editors of this volume have brought together a selection of the papers presented by a distinguished international group of biblical scholars at the Griesbach Bicentenary Colloquium held in Munster (Westphalia) in 1976. This collection provides an authoritative account of the life of Griesbach, and of his work and its continuing influence in the fields of the Greek Synopsis, the Synoptic Problem and text criticism of the New Testament.

Portrait of J. J. Griesbach
Copy of colloquium announcement
List of participants and selected observers
Preface
Abbreviations
1. The genesis of the Colloquium William R. Farmer
2. Johann Jakob Griesbach: his life, work and times Gerhard Delling
3. The gospel synopsis from 1776 to the present day Heinrich Greeven
4. Griesbach's answer to the Synoptic Question Bo Reicke
5. Commentatio qua Marci Evangelium totum e Matthaei et Lucae commentariis decerptum esse monstratur (Introduction by Bo Reicke) J. J. Griesbach
6. A demonstartion that Mark was written after Matthew and Luke (A translation of J. J. Griesbach's Commentatio) Bernard Orchard
7. Griesbach and the development of text criticism G. D. Kilpatrick
8. Modern text criticism and the Synoptic Problem Gordon D. Fee
9. At the Colloquium's conclusion Thomas R. W. Longstaff
10. The Griesbach Hypothesis: a bibliography Frans Neirynck and F. Van Segbroeck
Notes
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]