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title: "Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism: A Festschrift for Larry Hurtado"
canonical: "https://michaeljkruger.com/mark-manuscripts-and-monotheism-a-festschrift-for-larry-hurtado/"
pubDate: "2014-08-11T08:00:33.000Z"
updatedDate: "2023-04-14T17:41:54.000Z"
author: Michael Kruger
description: "It is now public knowledge that there is a new Festschrift coming out for my friend and doktorvater at the University of Edinburgh, Larry W. Hurtado. It is entitled: Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism (T&T Clark, 2014). Originally the big announcement was going to be made at SBL this November (with all the contributors present), but [...]"
tags: [Ancient Manuscripts, Gospels, Jesus Tradition, New Testament Canon]
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It is now public knowledge that there is a new Festschrift coming out for my friend and *doktorvater* at the University of Edinburgh, Larry W. Hurtado. It is entitled: [*Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism* (T&T Clark, 2014)](http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mark-manuscripts-and-monotheism-9780567655943/). Originally the big announcement was going to be made at SBL this November (with all the contributors present), but the cat was accidentally let out of the bag early.

The collection of essays in this new volume, edited by my fellow Edinburghers, Chris Keith and Dieter Roth, are centered around the themes of the Gospel of Mark, ancient Manuscripts, and early Christology–three subject areas that have dominated Larry’s research. While most of the contributors are his former students, I was pleased to see contributions from other scholars in the field such as Richard Bauckham and Tommy Wasserman.

It is no surprise that Larry has had a big influence on my own research and writing. My Ph.D. thesis was on the apocryphal gospel fragment P.Oxy. 840 (see published version [here](http://www.amazon.com/The-Gospel-Savior-Traditions-Christianity/dp/9004143939/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407520095&sr=8-1&keywords=P.Oxy.+840)), due in large part to his direction and expertise in ancient manuscripts.

My chapter in this Festschrift is entitled, “Origen’s List of New Testament Books in *Hom. Josh*. 7.1: A Fresh Look.” The subject of the development of the New Testament canon has been the focus of my research the last number of years, and has led to a closer look at Origen’s list in his *Homilies on Joshua*. I argue that this is the oldest complete list of the NT available to us (pre-dating Athanasius’ well-known list by more than a century).

Congratulations to Larry on this honorary volume! Here is the complete table of contents:

> PART ONE: MARK’S GOSPEL
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> Chapter One
> “Is It as Bad as All That?”: The Misconception of Mark as a Gospel Film Noir
> Holly J. Carey, Point University
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> Chapter Two
> Early Christian Book Culture and the Emergence of the First Written Gospel
> Chris Keith, St Mary’s University, Twickenham
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> Chapter Three
> Jesus as God’s Chief Agent in Mark’s Christology
> Paul Owen, Montreat College
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> PART TWO: MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM
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> Chapter Four
> Mark, Manuscripts, and Paragraphs: Sense-Unit Divisions in Mark 14–16
> Sean A. Adams, University of Edinburgh
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> Chapter Five
> From “Text-Critical Methodology” to “Manuscripts as Artefacts”: A Tribute to Larry W. Hurtado
> Thomas J. Kraus, Independent Scholar
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> Chapter Six
> Origen’s List of New Testament Books in Hom. Jos. 7.1: A Fresh Look
> Michael J. Kruger, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte
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> Chapter Seven
> P45 as Early Christian Artifact: Considering the Staurogram and Punctuation in the Manuscript
> Dieter T. Roth, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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> Chapter Eight
> P45 and Codex W in Mark Revisited
> Tommy Wasserman, Ansgar Teologiske Høgskole
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> PART THREE: MONOTHEISM AND EARLY JESUS-DEVOTION
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> Chapter Nine
> Who, What, and Why?: The Worship of the Firstborn in Hebrews 1:6
> David M. Allen, The Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education
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> Chapter Ten
> Devotion to Jesus Christ in Earliest Christianity—An Appraisal and Discussion of the Work of Larry Hurtado
> Richard J. Bauckham, University of St Andrews and University of Cambridge
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> Chapter Eleven
> Hebrews and Wisdom
> Mary Ann Beavis, University of Saskatchewan
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> Chapter Twelve
> Christology, Martyrdom, and Vindication in the Gospel of Mark and the Apocalypse: Two New Testament Views
> Paul Middleton, University of Chester