Koester, Helmut,  1926-2016. <br/><br/>
Ancient Christian Gospels :  their history and development / 
Helmut Koester. 
 - London :  Philadelphia :  SCM Press ;  Trinity Press International,  1990. 
 - xxxii, 448 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [xix]-xviii) and index. 
<br/><br/>1: ATHE TERM "GOSPEL" : The origin of the term "Gospel" -- The use of the term "Gospel" in the Pauline tradition -- The term "Gospel" in the Gospels of the New Testament -- "Gospel" in the Apostolic Fathers -- The term "Gospel" in Gospels from the Nag Hammadi Library -- Why did written documents come to be called "Gospels"? -- From the oral tradition to the written Gospel -- Apocryphal and Canonical Gospels -- 2: THE COLLECTION OF THE SAYINGS OF JESUS: Sayings of Jesus in early-Christian writings -- The Gospel of Thomas -- The Synoptic sayings source -- 3: FROM DIALOGUES AND NARRATIVES TO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN: Dialogue Gospels -- The collections of narratives about Jesus -- The transmission of the four Canonical Gospels -- The story of the Johannine Gospel -- 4: THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS: The story of the Gospel of Mark -- Stories about Jesus' birth -- The Gospel of Matthew -- The Gospel of Luke -- 5: THE HARMONIZATION OF THE CANONICAL GOSPELS: Quotations in the Second Epistle of Clement -- The Gospel Quotations of Justin Martyr -- Tatian's Diatessaron / by William L. Petersen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0334024595 9780334024590 0334024501 (pbk.) 9780334024507 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>90034716 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB90-33434 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Bible.--Gospels--Harmonies--History and criticism.<br/>Bible.--Gospels--Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism)<br/>Apocryphal Gospels.<br/>Gnostic literature--Relation to the New Testament.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Bible  N.T  Gospels - Critical studies 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS 2555.2  / .K64 1990