Name Recall in the Synoptic Gospels

Robert Vandeweghe

doi:10.1017/S0028688522000170

Name Recall in the Synoptic Gospels

Robert Vandeweghe^* (Corresponding Author)

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School of Divinity, History & Philosophy

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Abstract

Onomastic congruence (a feature defined in this article) is characteristic of historiographic biographies from the Early Empire. The Synoptic Gospels display onomastic congruence, as well as conservatism in their treatment of names. The preservation of names, especially those centred around key roles and events, suggests that some names may have been preserved in the oral archives of early Christian communities to footnote living eyewitness sources, paralleling historiographical situations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-109
Number of pages	15
Journal	New Testament Studies
Volume	69
Issue number	1
Early online date	6 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688522000170
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

Keywords

eyewitnesses
Jesus
memory
onomastics
historiography
Richard Bauckham

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