Dr. Michael Bird (Ph.D, University of Queensland, Australia) teaches New Testament and Greek at Highland Theological College in Scotland, UK.He has published in several different academic journals including Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Currents in Biblical Research, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Tyndale Bulletin, Westminster Theological Journal, Trinity Journal, and Evangelical Quarterly. Joel Willitts is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, USA

• 1. Introduction - Michael F. Bird2. Mark, Paul and the Question of Influences - James G. Crossley3. Mark: Interpreter of Peter and Disciple of Paul - Michael F. Bird4. Paul and Matthew: A descriptive approach From A Post-New Perspective Interpretive Framework - Joel Willitts5. Paul and Matthew - Two Strands of the Early Jesus Movement with Little Sign of Connection - Paul Foster6. Luke and Paul on Repentance - David Morlan7. Luke: Companion or Disciple of Paul? - Stanley E. Porter8. Kyrios Christos: Johannine and Pauline Perspectives on the Christ Event - Mark Harding9. Paul and John: Two Witnesses, One Gospel - Colin Kruse10. The Gospel of Thomas's Rejection of Paul's Theological Ideas - Christopher W. Skinner11. Death and the Human Predicament, Salvation as Transformation, and Bodily Practices in 1 Corinthians and the Gospel of Thomas - Joshua W. Jipp

There is much to praise about this volume of essays: they are all well researched and clearly written, and they make detailed arguments. As a collection, these essays demonstrate the wide variety of historical, literary, or thematic approaches one could take when describing the relationship between Paul and the Gospels...The inclusion of the Gospel of Thomas into the debate is itself an advance in current scholarship. Finally, every essayist’s conclusions are thoughtful, measured, and avoid exaggeration.

Dr. Michael Bird (Ph.D, University of Queensland, Australia) teaches New Testament and Greek at Highland Theological College in Scotland, UK.He has published in several different academic journals including Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Currents in Biblical Research, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Tyndale Bulletin, Westminster Theological Journal, Trinity Journal, and Evangelical Quarterly. Joel Willitts is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, USA

• 1. Introduction - Michael F. Bird2. Mark, Paul and the Question of Influences - James G. Crossley3. Mark: Interpreter of Peter and Disciple of Paul - Michael F. Bird4. Paul and Matthew: A descriptive approach From A Post-New Perspective Interpretive Framework - Joel Willitts5. Paul and Matthew - Two Strands of the Early Jesus Movement with Little Sign of Connection - Paul Foster6. Luke and Paul on Repentance - David Morlan7. Luke: Companion or Disciple of Paul? - Stanley E. Porter8. Kyrios Christos: Johannine and Pauline Perspectives on the Christ Event - Mark Harding9. Paul and John: Two Witnesses, One Gospel - Colin Kruse10. The Gospel of Thomas's Rejection of Paul's Theological Ideas - Christopher W. Skinner11. Death and the Human Predicament, Salvation as Transformation, and Bodily Practices in 1 Corinthians and the Gospel of Thomas - Joshua W. Jipp

There is much to praise about this volume of essays: they are all well researched and clearly written, and they make detailed arguments. As a collection, these essays demonstrate the wide variety of historical, literary, or thematic approaches one could take when describing the relationship between Paul and the Gospels...The inclusion of the Gospel of Thomas into the debate is itself an advance in current scholarship. Finally, every essayist’s conclusions are thoughtful, measured, and avoid exaggeration.

Dr. Michael Bird (Ph.D, University of Queensland, Australia) teaches New Testament and Greek at Highland Theological College in Scotland, UK.He has published in several different academic journals including Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Currents in Biblical Research, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Tyndale Bulletin, Westminster Theological Journal, Trinity Journal, and Evangelical Quarterly. Joel Willitts is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, USA

• 1. Introduction - Michael F. Bird2. Mark, Paul and the Question of Influences - James G. Crossley3. Mark: Interpreter of Peter and Disciple of Paul - Michael F. Bird4. Paul and Matthew: A descriptive approach From A Post-New Perspective Interpretive Framework - Joel Willitts5. Paul and Matthew - Two Strands of the Early Jesus Movement with Little Sign of Connection - Paul Foster6. Luke and Paul on Repentance - David Morlan7. Luke: Companion or Disciple of Paul? - Stanley E. Porter8. Kyrios Christos: Johannine and Pauline Perspectives on the Christ Event - Mark Harding9. Paul and John: Two Witnesses, One Gospel - Colin Kruse10. The Gospel of Thomas's Rejection of Paul's Theological Ideas - Christopher W. Skinner11. Death and the Human Predicament, Salvation as Transformation, and Bodily Practices in 1 Corinthians and the Gospel of Thomas - Joshua W. Jipp

There is much to praise about this volume of essays: they are all well researched and clearly written, and they make detailed arguments. As a collection, these essays demonstrate the wide variety of historical, literary, or thematic approaches one could take when describing the relationship between Paul and the Gospels...The inclusion of the Gospel of Thomas into the debate is itself an advance in current scholarship. Finally, every essayist’s conclusions are thoughtful, measured, and avoid exaggeration.