Hermeneutics and Early Christian Gospels

Born 1984; 2015 PhD in Theology and Religion at Durham University; taught at General Theological Seminary in New York City; writer and editor of the Mockingbird, a theology and culture website.

• 1.1 Clement of Alexandria and John Chrysostom1.2 Rudolf Bultmann, the Analyst of the Jesus Tradition1.3 Hans Frei and the Recovery of Biblical Narrative1.4 Recent "Data" and "Mural" Approaches to the Parables1.5 Conclusion2.1 Thomas' Composition: A "Family Tree" Model2.2 A More Orthodox Thomas (P.Oxy. 654)2.3 Stable, Migrant, and Rewritten Sayings (P.Oxy.1)2.4 A Significant Difference and a Dependent Saying (P.Oxy.655)2.5 Beyond Oxyrhynchus: The Genre and Title of Thomas Through Time2.6 Conclusion3.1 The Father's Care for "Little Ones": Matthew 18.12-143.2 Jesus' Journey Toward the Reader: Thomas Saying 1073.3 The Parable of the Lost Tax Collectors-Sinners: Luke 15.3-73.4 Luke, Matthew, and Thomas: Three Methods of Mediation4.1 The Murderous, Unworthy Tenants: Thomas Saying 654.2 The Rejection of the Son of God: Mark 12.1-114.3 The Christological Parable of the Tenants, Version 2.04.4 Luke's Parable and the Fate of Jerusalem4.5 Christological Possibilities of "Murals" and "Data"5.1 Implications