Jesus in Memory

Few scholars have influenced New Testament scholarship in the areas of orality, memory, and tradition more profoundly than Birger Gerhardsson. Today, as these topics have again become important in biblical scholarship, his pioneering work takes on a new light. Though the esteemed contributors may differ on issues in the burgeoning study, they have all enthusiastically taken on the dual task of evaluating Gerhardsson's contribution anew and bringing his insights up to date within the current debate.

Additional contributors are Loveday Alexander (University of Sheffield), David E. Aune (University of Notre Dame), Martin S. Jaffee (University of Washington), Alan Kirk (James Madison University), Terence Mournet (North American Baptist Seminary), and Christopher Tuckett (University of Oxford/Pembroke College).

Introduction
Samuel Byrskog
 
1. Form Criticism
Christopher Tuckett
2. The Jesus Tradition as Oral Tradition
Terence C. Mournet
3. Jesus Tradition and the Pauline Letters
David E. Aune
4. Honi the Circler in Manuscript and Memory: An Experiment
in "Re-Oralizing" the Talmudic Text
Martin S. Jaffee
5. Memory and Tradition in the Hellenistic Schools
Loveday Alexander
6. Memory
Alan Kirk
 
Conclusion: The Work of Birger Gerhardsson in Perspective
Werner H. Kelber
Notes
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors