Stephen C. Carlson

Tax Collector to Gospel Writer

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Already an established authority on the early reception of the Gospel of Mark, Michael J. Kok turns his attention to the contested authorship and reception of the Gospel of Matthew in From Tax Collector to Gospel Writer. With a thorough command of the wide-ranging primary sources and the latest scholarship, Kok tells a detailed and engaging story of how the canonical Gospel of Matthew and the apocryphal Gospel of the Hebrews came to be attributed to Matthew the tax collector. Told with erudition and aplomb, Kok's fascinating and informative study is essential reading for anyone interested in gospel origins and their reception.”

The Hypothesis of the Gospels

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Praise for The Hypothesis of the Gospels How can there be one gospel and yet four Gospels? As Ian N. Mills demonstrates in this engaging survey of the ancient evidence, both Christian and non-Christian, early Christians reacted to the plurality of the Gospels using the intellectual resources available to them. Mills focuses on the ancient literary concept of a hypothesis, which straddles the space between story and subject matter, and provocatively claims that gospel literature was to be perceived as competitive. Wide-ranging, thoroughly researched, and utterly up-to-date, The Hypothesis of the Gospels is a stimulating entry into the world of ancient gospel production within their Jewish, Greek, and Roman contexts, suitable for students and teachers alike.”