introduction Ruprecht, –. Chapter . makes use of a section in “Passion
and Resurrection Traditions in Early Jewish-Christian Gospels.”Gelit-
ten, Gestorben, Auferstanden: Passions- und Ostertraditionen im antiken
Christentum. Ed. Tobias Nicklas, et al. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchun-
gen zum Neuen Testament II/. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, –.
Chapter . also uses the article published inVigiliae Christianae
(see above), and Chapter . is an elaborated version of “‘Let Him Who
Seeks Continue Seeking’: The Relationship Between Jewish-Christian
Gospels and the Gospel of Thomas.”Thomasine Traditions in Antiquity:
The Social and Cultural World of the Gospel of Thomas.Ed.JonMa.
Asgeirsson, et al. Nag Hammadi and Manichean Studies . Leiden: Brill,
–.
Over the years, I have criticized the GH on several issues but I have
not wanted to burden the reader of this volume by repeating the same
arguments all over again. Therefore, the main arguments against the
GH are presented in Chapter ., and corresponding sections have been
removed from the other sections. The same holds true as regards other
recurring themes and overlapping sections that had to be presented in the
individual articles for the sake of the argument but need not be repeated
here. Earlier articles also left some questions undecided but I have now
revised these sections in the light of the overall theory that is presented
in this volume.
Chapters . and .. draw on previously unpublished papers that
were presented at the SBL Annual Meetings: “What is the Gospel of
the Nazoreans?” (Denver, ), and “Q and other Jewish-Christian
Gospels.” (Boston, ).
Finally, the overall picture of the development of the Jewish-Christian
gospel traditions and their relation to the quotations presented by the
church fathers is presented in full for the first time at the conclusion of
this volume (with the Appendix ).
It would be foolhardy to assume that one can provide the last word
on early Jewish-Christian gospels. The evidence available is simply too
fragmentary to allow that. Nonetheless, I dare to suggest that this vol-
ume succeeds in showing some critical flaws in earlier research. It also
presents some observations that shed new light on the riddle of early
Jewish Christians and their gospels and perhaps even offers something
to think about for those who have found their interest in the study of the
Diatessaronor theGospel of Thomas.