History of the Synoptic Tradition

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book work of New Testament scholarship

History of the Synoptic Tradition is a seminal work of New Testament scholarship that critically examines the formation and transmission of the Gospel traditions within early Christianity.

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Label	Occurrences
Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition	1
History of the Synoptic Tradition canonical	1
History of the Synoptic Tradition (English edition)	1

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Target entity: History of the Synoptic Tradition
Context triple: [Rudolf Bultmann, notableWork, History of the Synoptic Tradition]

A. The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations
The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
B. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
C. New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
D. The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
E. The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of the Synoptic Tradition
Target entity description: History of the Synoptic Tradition is a seminal work of New Testament scholarship that critically examines the formation and transmission of the Gospel traditions within early Christianity.

A. The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations
The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
B. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
C. New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
D. The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
E. The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ work of New Testament scholarship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	biblical criticism ⓘ religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ
addresses	development of Christological traditions ⓘ historical reliability of Gospel traditions ⓘ role of the early Christian community in shaping traditions ⓘ
analyzes	pericopes in the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ
appliesMethod	form-critical method ⓘ
author	Rudolf Bultmann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
examines	community settings of Gospel traditions ⓘ literary forms in the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ relationship between oral and written Gospel traditions ⓘ
focusesOn	formation of Gospel traditions ⓘ oral tradition behind the Gospels ⓘ transmission of Gospel traditions ⓘ
genre	biblical studies ⓘ theological literature ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation	History of the Synoptic Tradition (English edition) ⓘ linked to: History of the Synoptic Tradition
influenced	20th-century New Testament scholarship ⓘ redaction criticism ⓘ study of the historical Jesus ⓘ
keyConcept	Sitz im Leben (life setting) of traditions ⓘ oral transmission ⓘ tradition history ⓘ
notableFor	historical-critical analysis of Synoptic material ⓘ systematic classification of Gospel forms ⓘ
originalLanguage	German ⓘ
originalTitle	Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition ⓘ linked to: History of the Synoptic Tradition
partOf	Bultmann’s program of demythologization ⓘ
publicationYear	1921 ⓘ
publisher	Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht ⓘ
relatedWork	Jesus and the Word ⓘ Theology of the New Testament ⓘ linked to: New Testament theology
subject	Gospel tradition ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Synoptic Gospels ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ form criticism ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed	early church ⓘ first-century Christianity ⓘ
translatedBy	John Marsh ⓘ
usedIn	graduate-level New Testament courses ⓘ

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Rudolf Bultmann → notableWork → History of the Synoptic Tradition ⓘ

History of the Synoptic Tradition → originalTitle → Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition ⓘ

linked to: History of the Synoptic Tradition

History of the Synoptic Tradition → hasEnglishTranslation → History of the Synoptic Tradition (English edition) ⓘ