Form Criticism

Abstract

• 1. The Method o 1.1. Organs o 1.2. Objectives 1.2.1. Analysis of Forms 1.2.2. Use in the Early Church 1.2.3. Writing the Tradition-History • 2. Critique o 2.1. Analysis of Forms 2.1.1. Aids to Interpretation 2.1.2. Keys to Gospel Outlines 2.1.3. Ambiguities o 2.2. Use in the Early Church o 2.3. Writing the Tradition-History 2.3.1. Ter1dencies of the Tradition 2.3.2. The Delay of the Parousia 2.3.3. Early Christian Prophecy • 3. Alternatives o 3.1. The Guarded Hypothesis o 3.2. Flexible Transmission within Fixed Limits o 3.3. Rhetorical Analysis • 4. Criteria of Authenticity o 4.1. The Individual Criteria o 4.2. Critique o 4.3. Application • Bibliography