James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus Traditions

This book studies comparisons and possible trajectories between three ‘catholic’ epistles, and traditions associated with Jesus. Part A analyzes why James would recall the teachings of Jesus, how he alters these teachings, and what such adaptation suggests about his audience. Part B turns to the Jesus tradition and 1 and 2 Peter. What can 1 Peter’s use of Isaiah 53 tell us about the historical Jesus? How has 1 Peter conflated early Jesus traditions with those of ancient Judaism in order to develop certain ideas? How does 2 Peter allude to Gospel traditions? Moreover, how does the author of 2 Peter use early Jesus traditions as a sort of testimony? The book is an important contribution to scholarship on source criticism, ancient rhetoric, and the influence of Hellenistic, Judean and Roman traditions on early Christianity.

• Table Of Contents
  
  
• Introduction - Alicia J. Batten and John S. Kloppenborg
  
  
• Part A: The Letter of James and Jesus Traditions
  • 1. Q and James: A Source-Critical Conundrum - Paul Foster
  • 2. Wholeness in James and the Q Source - Patrick J. Hartin
  • 3. The Audience of James and the Sayings of Jesus - Dale C. Allison, Jr.
  • 4. The Urbanization of Jesus Traditions in James - Alicia J. Batten
  • 5. Stoicism, Social Stratification, and the Q Tradition in James: A Suggestion about James' Audience - David A. Kaden
  
  
  
• Part B: First and Second Peter and the Jesus Tradition
  • 1. Jesus Remembered in 1 Peter? Early Jesus Traditions, Isaiah 53, and 1 Pet 2:21-25 - David G. Horrell
  • 2. Early Jesus Tradition in 1 Peter 3:18-22 - Duane F. Watson
  • 3. The Gospels of Matthew and John in the Second Letter of Peter - Terrance Callan
  • 4. The Testimony of Peter: 2 Peter and the Gospel Traditions - Gene L. Green