Framework of the Story of Jesus

Karl Ludwig Schmidt (1891-1956) helped establish form criticism, an influential method in New Testament studies. Schmidt opposed Nazism, left Germany in 1933, and settled in Basle, Switzerland, where he taught. Besides The Framework of the Story of Jesus, Schmidt also wrote The Place of the Gospels in the General History of Literature (2002).Byron R. McCane is Professor of Religion at Centre College (Danville, Kentucky). He is also codirector of the archaeological excavations at Horvat Kur in the Lower Galilee, Israel. His books include Roll Back the Stone (2003).

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: Karl Ludwig Schmidt, Der Rahmen der Geschichte Jesu, Form Criticism, and Gospel Genre, by Byron R. McCanePrefaceIntoduction. The Problem of the Framework of the Story of Jesus: Historical and Methodological Issues1. John the Baptist and Jesus (Mark 1:1-13par.)2. Jesus' Activity in Galilee (Mark 1:14-45par.)3. Jesus' Conflicts with the Leaders of the People (Mark 2:1-3:6 par.)4. Jesus and the People (Mark 3:7-6:13par.)5. Jesus outside of Galilee in Gentile Territory (Mark 6:14-8:26par.)6. Jesus and His Disciples, The Approaching Passion (Mark 8:27-10:45par.)7. Luke's Travel Narrative (Luke 9:51-19:27)8. Jesus' Final Activity in Jerusalem (Mark 10:46-13:37 par)9. Jesus' Suffering and Death: Mark 14-15 (= Matt 26-27= Luke 22-23)10. The Pre-historiesConclusion: The Framework of the Story of Jesus in Mark, Matthew, and LukeBibliographyAuthors IndexSubject Index

Karl Ludwig Schmidt's revolutionary work helped transform the entire discipline of New Testament studies, but it has never been available to the English-reading public. Byron McCane has performed an enormous service to our field by producing an accessible and highly readable translation that reveals the true genius of this classic text.