First and foremost the audience that is intended to hear the Lukan narrative is the entire Greco-Roman world. There were many changes that the Lukan author takes on opposed to the Markan author. He helps shape the view of Jesus and Q for his audience. White explicitly states that the Lukan author changes the Markan… Continue reading →
The Matthean narrative of the birth of Jesus as explained by White is mutually exclusive from Mark. That is, two stories are just that two different stories on the same subject, they have different scenarios, writing styles, and themes. In the genealogy that is recorded by Matthew records the time from Abraham to Joseph who… Continue reading →
From the readings in White on Orality, Memory, and Performance scholars have inferred that when telling stories about Jesus that the story tellers had a basic outline but improvised the details according to the performer and the audience. The texts were primarily always meant to be heard never read. Knowing this when analyzing the telling… Continue reading →
