Sixteen chapters by leading New Testament scholars examine various aspects of the Sayings of Jesus, both canonical and non-canonical, in this volume presented to Prof. Tjitze Baarda. Acknowledging the contributions of this distinguished scholar, the contributors explore specific passages from the Gospels, and other sources (such as Q, the
Didache, the
Gospel of Thomas, and patristic citations of Jesus' words). Contributors include: J. Neville Birdsall, Sebastian P. Brock, Joel Delobel, J. Keith Elliott, Eldon Jay Epp, Jan Helderman, Pieter W. van der Horst, Henk Jan de Jonge, Marinus de Jonge, Helmut Koester, Andreas Lindemann, Gerard Mussies, William L. Petersen, James M. Robinson, Wolfgang Schenk, Johan S. Vos.
William L. Petersen, Dr. Theol. (Utrecht, 1984) is Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
Johan S. Vos, Ph.D. (1973), University of Utrecht, is Lecturer in New Testament studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Henk Jan de Jonge, Ph.D. (1983), University of Leiden, is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Leiden.
New Testament scholars, especially those interested in the sayings traditions and the gospels. Special attention is given to early Christian sources outside the NT (apocryphal and patristic), and the Eastern sources, especially Syrian.