Methods for interpreting the Gospels

This method works with the written gospels in the form we have today

This approach tries to uncover the patriarchal bias embedded in the gospel narratives.

This method asks about the original setting (Sitz in Leben) of a particular unit, e.g., miracle

Was the particular unit used in baptism preparation, preaching, or worship, is asked by

This method is interested in individual pericopes (units)

This method asks what were the sources available to the gospel writers

This method asks how/where different literary forms (e.g., parables) developed

Literary approaches focus exclusively on the gospels as

This method looks at the plot, settings, characters, etc

The attempt to solve the Synoptic Problem is an example of

This method asks how the gospel writers used the sources available to them

This approach asks questions such as how do different cultures read the New Testament