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The Fourfold Gospel
Watson, Francis
Watson, Francis
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Abstract
Investigates the proliferating texts and traditions about Jesus in the early church and the decision in favour of the canonical four. By examining the competing options, the decision in favour of a fourfold gospel is seen as a decision for plurality within limits: the limits sustaining the coherence of the apostolic testimony to Jesus, and the plurality allowing the richness and complexity of the truth about Jesus to be displayed.
Keywords
fourfold gospel, non-canonical gospels, Marcion, Tatian, Origen, Augustine, New Testament canon, Gospel of Thomas, Diatessaron
Date
2021
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Book chapter
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The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels
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29
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Second edition © Cambridge University Press 2021
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