Jesus in context : power, people, & performance - Horsley, Richard A. (Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2008)
"People's history" and Gospel studies -- Jesus movements and the renewal of Israel -- Oral performance and tradition in "Q" -- Understanding Mark as oral performance -- Social memory and Gospel traditions -- Patterns in the social memory of Jesus and friends -- Popular memory and cultural patterns in Mark -- "Hidden transcripts" and the "arts of resistance" -- Jesus and the arts of resistance -- Moral economy and renewal movement in Q -- Conclusion : Jesus and the Gospels in context -- Appendix : speeches in Q.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-266) and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Social scientific criticism; Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism); Christian sociology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.