Article: Models of Oral Tradition and the Transmission of Early Jesus Traditions

Chilton breaks down three oral transmission models, weighs them, and analyzes how famed non-theist NT scholar Bart Ehrman made his choice of model. We must grapple with the oral traditions of Jesus’ day. This is a good start.

In a sense, the student of early Christianity
must place oneself in a culture
that prized both oral and written traditions,
particularly when evaluating the
transmission of early Jesus traditions. 

Brian G. Chilton
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