Category Archives: Patristics

Guest Blog by Michael Kok: The Tradition about the Apostle and Evangelist John

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Celsus

Below is a guest blog by Michael Kok (Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield) on the topic of his new book regarding the identity and reception of the “Beloved Disciple” in the Fourth Gospel, and how the text came to … Continue reading →

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A Good Blog Series on the Authorship of the Gospels

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Celsus

Keith Reich (PhD in Religion, Baylor University, 2010) has been writing an intersting blog series on the authorship of the Gospels, over on his academic blog Know Thyself (Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν in Greek). Among the topics discussed are the internal anonymity of the Gospels, when … Continue reading →

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Michael Kok, “The Gospel on the Margins: The Reception of Mark in the Second Century”

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Celsus

Recently NT scholar and fellow blogger Michael Kok (Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield) sent me a copy of a his newly published book–The Gospel on the Margins: The Reception of Mark in the Second Century–for me to review on my … Continue reading →

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