The Common Tradition Behind Synoptic Sayings of Judgment and John's Apocalypse: An Oral Interpretive Tradition of Old Testament Prophetic Material

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This is a source-critical investigation of selected portions of the Synoptic Gospels and John's Apocalypse . Paul Penley advances our understanding of the sources used behind the composition of John's Apocalypse by performing a source-critical investigation of selected portions of the Synoptic Gospels and John's Apocalypse . Penley applies specific criteria for compositional influence (shared vocabulary, phrases, grammar, syntax, ideas, and contexts) to multiple portions of the Apocalypse and of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke demonstrating that interpretive traditions controlling the appropriation of OT prophetic material in the Synoptic accounts of Jesus' message of Jerusalem's destruction also gave shape to parts of the message of judgment in John's Apocalypse . It was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement , a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS , examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS .

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Penley attempts to go beyond earlier source-critical studies in this area... in three ways (1) by using consistent statistical testing of common material; (2) by avoiding an overarching framework that demands as specific date for the Apocalypse or Synoptics; and (3) by recognizing an author's common pattern for the use of sources. -- Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Penley has made a welcome contribution toward better understanding the sources and compositions of John's Apocalypse.'Journal of Religion

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Paul T. Penley PhD, is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinty School,and a member of the faculty at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, USA.