By Schubert Ogden
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As much as I think that "Christ-kerygma" as well as "Jesus-kerygma" can be reasonably said to have its origin in the Christ-event, and thus to be formally and not merely substantially apostolic and canonical, I still think there are good reasons for saying such things as the following:
\[T\]he canon of the church, and hence also the primary authority for theology, must now be located in what form critics generally speak of as the earliest layer of the synoptic tradition, or what Marxsen in particular refers to as 'the Jesus-kerygma,' as distinct both from 'the Christ-kerygma' and from 'the mixed form of the Jesus-kerygma and the Christ-kerygma' that we find expressed in the writings of the New Testament (OT: 64). Wiki Markup
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[T
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]he
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true
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apostolic
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and,
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therefore,
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canonical
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witness
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[refers
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to
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]
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the
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earliest
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layer
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of
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witness
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now
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accessible
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to
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us
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through
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historical-critical
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study
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of
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the
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[s
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]
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iynoptic [g
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]ospels,
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which,
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following
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one
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of
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the
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most
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careful
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students
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of
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this
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whole
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matter,
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Willi
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Marxsen,
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I
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call
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the
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Jesus-kerygma
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(F&F:
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45
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f.).
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Here,
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if
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anywhere,
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in
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these
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earliest
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Jesus-traditions
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[sc.
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these
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very
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oldest
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traditions
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that
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any
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quest
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of
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the
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historical
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Jesus
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must
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perforce
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reconstruct
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],
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or,
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as
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Willi
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Marxsen
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prefers
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to
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say,
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in
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this
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earliest
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'Jesus-kerygma,'
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we
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have
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what
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for
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us
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today
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must
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function
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as
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the
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real
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Christian
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canon
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or
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norm
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of
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appropriateness
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(PC:
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113
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f.).
17 September 2005
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