The discovery and publication of the Apocryphon of James from Nag Hammadi has significantly expanded the spectrum of early Christian literature about Jesus. In this informative monograph, which has been out of print until now, Ron Cameron provides a form-critical analysis which aims to clarify the ways in which the sayings of Jesus were used and transformed in early Christian communities. By recognizing the importance of this particular document, scholars will no longer be able to regard the synoptic gospels of the New Testament as unique or sufficient for understanding the trajectory of the Jesus tradition. The "synoptic problem" must now be seen as a gospels problem.
- ISBN10 0674017897
- ISBN13 9780674017894
- Publish Date 30 May 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies
- Format Paperback
- Pages 166
- Language English