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Aichele, George, Jr.

• "On Postmodern Biblical Criticism and Exegesis: A Response to Robert Fowler," 5,3 (1989): 31–35.
• "Literary Fantasy and the Composition of the Gospels," 5,3 (1989): 42–60.

Balch, David L.

• "The Canon: Adaptable and Stable, Oral and Written," 7,3–4 (1991): 183–205.

Bjorndahl, Sterling

• "To Live and Die in Thomas 61," 10,1–2 (1994): 87–93.

Blasi, Anthony J.

• "The More Basic Method in the Sociology of Early Christianity," 9,1–2 (1993): 7–18.

Boers, Hendrikus

• "From Syntax to Semantics: A Review of Robert Funk, The Poetics of Biblical Narrative," 5,3 (1989): 61–68.

Borg, Marcus J.

• "A Temperate Case for a Non-Eschatological Jesus," 2,3 (1986): 81–102.
• "The Jesus Seminar and the Passion Sayings," 3,2 (1987): 81–95.
• "Luke 19:42–44 and Jesus as Prophet," 8,1–2 (1992): 99–112.

Boring, M. Eugene

• "Criteria of Authenticity: The Lucan Beatitudes as a Test Case," 1,4 (1985): 3–38.
• "Revolutions in the Jesus Tradition: From Bonnie to Dominic," 1,4 (1985): 57–63.

Braun, Willi

• "The Historical Jesus and the Mission Speech in Q 10:2–12," 7,3–4 (1991): 279–316.

Brown, Colin

• "Synoptic Miracle Stories: A Jewish Religious and Social Setting," 2,4 (1986): 55–76.

Burns, John Barclay

• "Solomon's Egyptian Horses and Exotic Wives," 7,1–2 (1991): 29–44.

Butts, James R.

• "Probing the Polling: Jesus Seminar Results on the Kingdom Sayings," 3,1 (1987): 98–128.
• "Passion Apologetic, the Chreia, and the Narrative," 3,3 (1987): 96–127.
• "Editor's Introduction," 4,3 (1988): 3.

Butts, James R. and Ron Cameron

• "Sayings of Jesus: Classification by Source and Authenticity," 3,2 (1987): 96–116.

Cameron, Ron

• "Parable and Interpretation in the Gospel of Thomas," 2,2 (1986): 3–40.
• "Seeing Is Not Believing: The History of a Beatitude in the Jesus Tradition," 4,1 (1988): 47–57.
• "Matthew's Parable of the Two Sons," 8,3–4 (1992): 191–209.

Camery-Hoggatt, Jerry

• "On Bridges and Abutments: A Review of Robert Funk, The Poetics of Biblical Narrative," 5,3 (1989): 69–78.

Carter, David

• "The Wild Bunch and Violence in Film," 4,2 (1988): 54–64.

Carter, David and F. A. Hutchison

• "The Reagan Paradigm," 1,4 (1985): 39–56.

Chilton, Bruce

• "Kingdom Come, Kingdom Sung: Voices in the Gospels," 3,2 (1987): 51–75.
• "Forgiving at and Swearing by the Temple," 7,1–2 (1991): 45–50.

Collins, Adela Yarbro

• "Apocalypse and Politics," 8,3–4 (1992): 297–312.

Cotter, Wendy J.

• "Children Sitting in the Agora: Q (Luke) 7:31–35," 5,2 (1989): 63–82.

Crossan, John Dominic

• "Exile, Stealth, and Cunning," 1,1 (1985): 59–61.
• "The Cross that Spoke: The Earliest Narrative of the Passion and Resurrection," 3,2 (1987): 3–22.
• "Materials and Methods in Historical Jesus Research," 4,4 (1988): 3–24.
• "Jesus and the Leper," 8,3–4 (1992): 177–90.
• "Against Anxieties: Thomas 36 and the Historical Jesus," 10,1–2 (1994): 57–67.

Culpepper, R. Alan

• "Lincoln: An American Gospel," 4,2 (1988): 33–46.
• "Commentary on Biblical Narratives: Changing Paradigms," 5,3 (1989): 87–102.

Dechow, Jon F.

• "From Parable to Gospel: Addenda," 1,3 (1985): 25–30.

Dewey, Arthur J.

• "A Prophetic Pronouncement: Q 12:42–46," 5,2 (1989): 99–108.
• "Quibbling Over Serifs: Observations on Matt 5:18//Luke 16:17," 5,2 (1989): 109–20.
• "'And an Answer Was Heard from the Cross . . .': A Response to J. Dominic Crossan," 5,3 (1989): 103–11.
• "The Synoptic Use of PISTIS: An Appeal for a Context-sensitive Translation," 5,4 (1989): 83–86.
• "Unkindest Cut of All? Matt 19:11–12," 8,1–2 (1992): 113–22.
• "A Passing Remark: Thomas 42," 10,1–2 (1994): 69–85.
• "Resurrection Texts in the Gospel of Peter," 10,3–4 (1994): 177–96.

Doty, William G.

• "A Review of New Gospel Parallels," 2,2 (1986): 57–62.
• "From the Traditional Monomythic Hero to the Contemporary Polymythic  Hero/ine," 8,3–4 (1992): 337–69.

Duling, Dennis C.

• "Binding and Loosing: Matt 16:19; Matt 18:18; John 20:23," 3,4 (1987): 3–31.
• "Against Oaths: Crossan Sayings Parallels 59," 6,2 (1990): 99–138.

Elliott, John H.

• "Patronage and Clientism in Early Christian Society: A Short Reading Guide," 3,3 (1987): 39–48.
• "The Fear of the Leer: The Evil Eye from the Bible to Li'l Abner," 4,4 (1988): 42–71.

Elliott, Neil

• "Paul and the Legality of the Law," 9,3–4 (1993): 237–56.

Endres, John C., S.J.

• "A New Parallels Version of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles," 8,1–2 (1992): 31–43.

Fortna, Robert T.

• "Sayings of the Suffering and Risen Christ: The Quadruple Tradition," 3,3 (1987): 63–69.
• "Reading Jesus' Parable of the Talents through Underclass Eyes: Matt 25:14–30," 8,3–4 (1992): 211–28.
• "Mark Intimates/Matthew Defends the Resurrection," 10,3–4 (1994): 197–218.

Fowler, Robert M.

• "Postmodern Biblical Criticism," 5,3 (1989): 3–30.
• "The Fate of the Notion of Canon in the Electronic Age," 9,1–2 (1993): 151–72.

Funk, Robert W.

• "A Forum for Focused Discussion," 1,1 (1985): 3–5.
• "The Issue of Jesus," 1,1 (1985): 7–12.
• "Polling the Pundits," 1,1 (1985): 31–50.
• "Form and Function," 1,1 (1985): 51–58.
• "From Parable to Gospel: Domesticating the Tradition," 1,3 (1985): 3–24.
• "Pen Fellows," 1,3 (1985): 31–32.
• "Poll on the Parables," 2,1 (1986): 54–80.
• "Matters of Moment: Inaugural Editorial of the WestWord Magazine," 2,2 (1986): 65–68.
• "The Beatitudes and Turn the Other Cheek: Recommendations and Polling," 2,3 (1986): 103–28.
• "Gospel of Mark: Parables and Aphorisms," 4,3 (1988): 124–43.
• "Unraveling the Jesus Tradition: Criteria and Criticism," 5,2 (1989): 31–62.
• "On Distinguishing Historical from Fictive Narrative," 9,3–4 (1993): 179–216.

Guenther, Heinz O.

• "When 'Eagles' Draw Together," 5,2 (1989): 140–50.
• "A Fair Face is Half the Portion: The Lot Saying in Luke 17:28–29," 6,1 (1990): 56–66.

Hanson, K. C.

• "Greco-Roman Studies and the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible: A Classified Periodical Bibliography," 9,1–2 (1993): 63–119.

Hedrick, Charles W.

• "The Jesus Seminar: A Pronouncement," 1,3 (1985): 33–34.
• "The Treasure Parable in Matthew and Thomas," 2,2 (1986): 41–56.
• "On Moving Mountains: Mark 11:22b–23//Matt 21:21 and Parallels," 6,3–4 (1990): 219–37.

Helgeland, John

• "Civil Religion, Military Religion: Roman and American," 5,1 (1989): 22–44.

Hester, David

• "Letter to the Editor," 2,2 (1986): 79.

Hollenbach, Paul H.

• "From Parable to Gospel: A Response Using the Social Sciences," 2,3 (1986): 67–75.

Hoover, Roy W.

• "Sayings from Q, Parables Round Two," 4,4 (1988): 109–28.

Horsley, Richard A.

• "Jesus and the Spiral of Violence: A Summary," 5,4 (1989): 3–17.

Hubbard, Benjamin J.

• "Religion Newswriters: Finally Getting Some Respect," 4,2 (1988): 47–53.

Hultgren, Arland J.

• "Jesus and Gnosis: The Saying on Hindering Others in Luke 11:52 and Its Parallels," 7,3–4 (1991): 165–82.

Humphries, Michael

• "The Kingdom of God in the Q Version of the Beelzebul Controversy," 9,1–2 (1993): 121–50.

Jefford, Clayton N.

• "The Dangers of Lying in Bed: Luke 17:34–35 and Parallels," 5,1 (1989): 106–10.
• "Bearing the Yoke: A Tradition of Wisdom Behind Thomas 90" 10,1–2 (1994): 109–28.

The Jesus Seminar

• "Voting Records: Sorted by Gospel, Chapter, and Verse," 6,1 (1990): 3–55.
• "Voting Records: Sorted by Weighted Average," 6,2 (1990): 139–91.
• "Voting Records: Sorted by Gospels, by Weighted Average" 6,3–4 (1990): 245–98.
• "Voting Records: Sorted by Grouped Parallels, by Weighted Average," 6,3–4  (1990): 299–352.
• "Voting Records: Sorted by Clusters, by Weighted Average," 7,1–2 (1991): 51–104.
• "Voting Records: Sorted Alphabetically by Title," 7,1–2 (1991): 105–58.
• "Voting Records: Resurrection Appearances," 10,3–4 (1994): 255–62.

Johnson, Steven R.

• "The Identity and Significance of the Neaniskos in Mark," 8,1–2 (1992): 123–39.

Kea, Perry V.

• "Salting the Salt: Q 14:34–35 and Mark 9:49–50," 6,2 (1990): 239–44.

Kelber, Werner H.

• "From Aphorism to Sayings Gospel, and from Parable to Narrative Gospel," 1,1 (1985): 23–29.

King, Karen L.

• "Kingdom in the Gospel of Thomas," 3,1 (1987): 48–97.

Kloppenborg, John S.

• "Blessing and Marginality: The 'Persecution Beatitude' in Q, Thomas and Early Christianity," 2,3 (1986): 36–56.
• "The Q Sayings on Anxiety (Q 12:2–7)," 5,2 (1989): 83–98.

Kloppenborg, John S., Helmut Koester, and Robert W. Funk

• "Three Tributes to James M. Robinson," 5,2 (1989): 4–6.

Kolenkow, Anitra B.

• "'Divine Men' and Society," 2,4 (1986): 85–92.

Lown, John S.

• "The Miraculous in the Greco-Roman Historians," 2,4 (1986): 36–42.

Lown, John S., Burton L. Mack, and J. Paul Sampley

• "Three Tributes to Fred O. Francis," 2,4 (1986): 7–13.

Lüdemann, Gerd

• "The Resurrection of Jesus: The Greatest Hoax in History?" 10,3–4 (1994): 161–75.

Mabee, Charles

• "The Violence of American Typological Revisionism," 5,1 (1989): 3–21.

MacDonald, Dennis Ronald

• "From Audita to Legenda: Oral and Written Miracle Stories," 2,4 (1986): 15–26.

Mack, Burton L.

• "Gilgamesh and the Wizard of Oz: The Scholar as Hero," 1,2 (1985): 3–28.
• "The Kingdom Sayings in Mark," 3,1 (1987): 3–47.

Malina, Bruce J.

• "Patron and Client: The Analogy Behind Synoptic Theology," 4,1 (1988): 2–32.
• "A Conflict Approach to Mark 7," 4,3 (1988): 3–30.

McGaughy, Lane C.

• "Greetings to Our Esteemed Colleague and Mentor, Robert W. Funk," 8,3–4 (1992): 169–75.
• "A Short History of Parable Interpretation: Part I," 8,3–4 (1992): 229–45.

Meyer, Marvin W.

• "The Light and Voice on the Damascus Road," 2,4 (1986): 27–35.

Miller, Robert J.

• "The Inside Is (Not) the Outside: Q 11:39–41 and Thomas 89," 5,1 (1989): 91–105.
• "The Lord's Prayer and Other Items from the Sermon on the Mount," 5,2 (1989): 177–86.
• "Historical Method and the Deeds of Jesus: The Test Case of the Temple Demonstration," 8,1–2 (1992): 5–30.
• "Drawing a Blank from the Well: Thomas 74," 10,1–2 (1994): 95–107.
• "Historicizing the Trans-historical: The Transfiguration Narrative," 10,3–4 (1994): 219–48.

Moore, Stephen D.

• "Narrative Commentaries on the Bible: Context, Roots, and Prospects," 3,3 (1987): 29–62.
• "Postmodernism and Biblical Studies: A Response to Robert Fowler," 5,3 (1989): 36–41.

Neyrey, Jerome H.

• "A Symbolic Approach to Mark 7," 4,3 (1988): 63–91.
• "Unclean, Common, Polluted, and Taboo: A Short Reading Guide," 4,4 (1988): 72–82.

Oakman, Douglas E.

• "The Buying Power of Two Denarii: A Comment on Luke 10:35," 3,4 (1987): 33–38.
• "Rulers' Houses, Thieves, and Usurpers: The Beelzebul Pericope," 4,3 (1988): 109–23.

Parrott, Rod

• "Entering the Narrow Door: Matt 7:13–14//Luke 13:22–24," 5,1 (1989): 111–20.

Patterson, Stephen J.

• "Fire and Dissension: Ipsissima Vox Jesu in Q 12:49, 51–53?" 5,2 (1989): 121–39.
• "The Gospel of Thomas and the Synoptic Tradition: A Forschungsbericht and Critique," 8,1–2 (1992): 45–97.
• "Why Did Christians Say: 'God Raised Jesus from the Dead'?" 10,3–4 (1994): 135–60.

Perdue, Leo G.

• "The Wisdom Sayings of Jesus," 2,3 (1986): 3–35.
• "The Power of Language: An Autobiographical Sketch," 2,3 (1986): 76–80.

Phillips, Gary A.

• "Discourse of Biblical Narratology: A Review of Robert Funk, The Poetics of Biblical Narrative," 5,3 (1989): 79–86.

Pilch, John J.

• "A Structural Functional Analysis of Mark 7," 4,3 (1988): 31–62.

Powell, Jefferson

• "Social Theory as Exegetical Tool," 5,4 (1989): 27–40.

Praeder, Susan Marie

• "Miracle Stories in Christian Antiquity: Some Narrative Elements," 2,4 (1986): 43–54.

Price, Robert M.

• "In the Beginning Was the Deed: A Neo-Girardian Look at the Passion Narrative," 9,3–4 (1993): 257–303.

Robbins, Vernon K.

• "Picking Up the Fragments: From Crossan's Analysis to Rhetorical Analysis," 1,2 (1985): 31–64.
• "Pragmatic Relations as a Criterion for Authentic Sayings," 1,3 (1985): 35–63.
• "The Crucifixion and the Speech of Jesus," 4,1 (1988): 33–46.
• "Pronouncement Stories from a Rhetorical Perspective," 4,2 (1988): 3–32.
• "Beelzebul Controversy in Mark and Luke: Rhetorical and Social Analysis," 7,3–4 (1991): 261–77.

Rohrbaugh, Richard

• "Models and Muddles: Discussions of the Social Facets Seminar," 3,2 (1987): 23–33.

Schenke, Hans-Martin

• "On the Compositional History of the Gospel of Thomas," 10,1–2 (1994): 9–30.

Scott, Bernard Brandon

• "Picking Up the Pieces," 1,1 (1985): 15–22.
• "Essaying the Rock: The Authenticity of the Jesus Parable Tradition," 2,1 (1986): 3–53.
• "The Empty Jar," 3,2 (1987): 77–80.
• "After the Future: From Mad Max to the Destruction of the Temple," 8,3–4 (1992): 313–36.

Seeley, David

• "Here and There: A Response to James G. Williams," 7,3–4 (1991): 243–60.

Sellew, Philip

• "The Last Supper Discourse in Luke 22:21–38," 3,3 (1987): 70–95.
• "Beelzebul in Mark 3: Dialogue, Story, or Sayings Cluster?" 4,3 (1988): 93–108.
• "Aphorisms of Jesus in Mark: A Stratigraphic Analysis," 8,1–2 (1992): 141–60.
• "Tracking the Tradition: On the Current State of Tradition-Historical Research," 9,3–4 (1993): 217–35.
• "Pious Practice and Social Formation in the Gospel of Thomas," 10,1–2 (1994): 47–56.

Shea, Chris

• "The Myth of Arthur: Updated and Undone," 5,1 (1989): 45–72.

Silberman, Lou H.

• "Paul's Viper: Acts 28:3–6," 8,3–4 (1992): 247–53.

deSilva, David A.

• "The Construction and Social Function of a Counter-Cosmos in the Revelation of John," 9,1–2 (1993): 47–61.

Smith, D. Moody

• "A Review of Marcus J. Borg, Jesus: A New Vision," 5,4 (1989): 71–82.

Smith, Dennis E.

• "A Review of Rediscovering Paul," 2,3 (1986): 57–66.
• "A Review of Richard A. Horsley, Jesus and the Spiral of Violence," 5,4 (1989): 18–26.

Smith, Mahlon H.

• "No Place for a Son of Man," 4,4 (1988): 83–107.
• "Kinship is Relative: Mark 3:31–35 and Parallels," 6,1 (1990): 80–94.
• "To Judge the Son of Man: The Synoptic Sayings," 7,3–4 (1991): 207–42.

Smith, Thee

• "W/Riting Black Theology," 5,4 (1989): 41–70.

Staples, Peter

• "The Cultural Management of Space and Time in the Narrative Gospel of Mark," 9,1–2 (1993): 19–45.

Stein, Robert H.

• "Luke 14:26 and the Question of Authenticity," 5,2 (1989): 187–92.

Steinhauser, Michael G.

• "Putting One's Hand to the Plow: The Authenticity of Q 9:61–62," 5,2 (1989): 151–58.
• "The Sayings on Anxieties: Matt 6:25–34 and Luke 12:22–32," 6,1 (1990): 67–79.
• "The Sayings of Jesus in Mark 4:21–22, 24b–25," 6,3–4 (1990): 197–217.

Tannehill, Robert C.

• "The Narrator's Strategy in the Scenes of Paul's Defense," 8,3–4 (1992): 255–69.

Tatum, W. Barnes

• "The Resurrection and Historical Evidence," 10,3–4 (1994): 249–54.

Taussig, Hal E.

• "The Jesus Seminar and Its Public," 2,2 (1986): 69–78.
• "The Lord's Prayer," 4,4 (1988): 25–41.
• "The Sexual Politics of Luke's Mary and Martha Account: An Evaluation of the Historicity of Luke 10:38–42," 7,3–4 (1991): 317–19.
• "The Gospel of Thomas and the Case for Jesus as Teacher of Common Wisdom," 10,1–2 (1994): 31–46.

Uro, Risto

• "'Secondary Orality' in the Gospel of Thomas? Logion 14 as a Test Case," 9,3–4 (1993): 305–29.

Vaage, Leif E.

• "Q1 and the Historical Jesus: Some Peculiar Sayings (7:33–34; 9:57–58, 59–60; 14:26–27)," 5,2 (1989): 159–76.

White, John L.

• "The Way of the Cross: Was There a Pre-Markan Passion Narrative?" 3,2 (1987): 35–51.
• "Beware of Leavened Bread: Markan Imagery in the Last Supper," 3,4 (1987): 49–63.
• "God's Paternity as Root Metaphor in Paul's Conception of Community," 8,3–4 (1992): 271–95.
• "Publications of Robert W. Funk," 8,3–4 (1992): 371–80.

White, L. Michael

• "Scaling the Strongman's 'Court' (Luke 11:21)," 3,3 (1987): 3–28.

Williams, James G.

• "Myth, Aphorism, and the Christ as Sign," 5,1 (1989): 73–91.
• "Neither Here Nor There: Between Wisdom and Apocalyptic in Jesus' Kingdom Sayings," 5,2 (1989): 7–30.

Wink, Walter

• "Jesus' Reply to John: Matt 11:2–6//Luke 7:18–23," 5,1 (1989): 121–28.
• "Neither Passivity nor Violence: Jesus' Third Way," 7,1–2 (1991): 5–28.

Wire, Antoinette

• "Editor's Introduction," 2,4 (1986): 3–4.
• "Ancient Miracle Stories and Women's Social World," 2,4 (1986): 77–84.
   

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