50 The The Two Canonical and Synoptcs So Divided Long for Voices J ohn: Hearing Ecclesial E Eugene Conversations Lemcio elemcio@spu.edu School Seattle of Theology, WA Seattle, - The glance to the Synoptic there have these Forms and sources to test their and Persona, the so-called reconstruction this of traditions or of the Figure to is not (oral who for first a single but historical investi- information of traditions by oral and (both for finding Jesus." at of its relation with are mined "historical study treatment However, usefulness odd of the Fourth studies confined the history to reconstruct However, been seem may some (SG) Gospels , critical is usually written) munities, 98119 title at least in modern since, exception, of my line opening (FG), which University, Introduction Gospel gations Pacific that elusive l concerned or written), lies behind with historical of their them My comfocus The most extensive effort during the last century remains C H Dodd's Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel (Cambridge: University Press, 1963) Following in this train is John A T Robinson's The Priority of John (ed J F Coakley; London: SCM, 1985) It must be recalled that even form and redaction criticism (for all of the latter's emphasis on discovering the theology of an author) are historical in nature, as the terms Form- and Redaktionsgeschichte indicate 51 is on relations inter-gospel within the church's belief and behavior authorized that bequeathed to subsequent tion answered being from divorced) pels function The the Of course, the validity Rather, altogether Having then study, and church? ceed gospels how in agreement (that with of Papias) are need-based that literature list adopted, adapted, and his attempts to meet those the canonizing authors locales matic already process, to deal with were for recognized all times at work and in the for academy they used and become use their a subject of matters in mind, I pro- external witness to the (and manner arranged concerns all biblical literature) by which an evange- his materials church places This indicates Nevertheless, offered moments catholic latter tradition: during by the original in particular by the synoptic level both step, itself raised to another next the solutions issues there- redactional) these The is not (and earliest the diversity historical can With appropriation task is moved communities texts normative and is the the gos- dialog of the historical What the gos- profound and not (but might of their our has is hermeneutical: discussion for the ques- is-removed reflection done Surely, inherited, study the what? here standard community settings-how exploitation theological the Therefore, essay aim for constructive by denied this members equal canonizing generations original now? among literature: the in their as gospels, pels existing and as paradigis phenomenon there was some-