Identifier

58

Date

2015

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

English

Concentration

Literature

Committee Member

Brad McAdon

Committee Member

Will Duffy

Abstract

One of the traditions in Christianity is the idea that the early followers of Jesus were united in their ideology and mission; since the nineteenth century, however, scholars have studied the New Testament texts while considering what appears to be opposition between two of the most well-known early leaders of Christianity, Paul and Peter. This opposition, known as the Pauline-Petrine Controversy, is evident from both Paul's letters and the Synoptic Gospels. By combining evidence of the controversy from Paul's letters alongside various conceptions of resurrection, I conduct a rhetorical analysis of the Synoptic Gospel's resurrection accounts to determine how the authors interpret the Pauline-Petrine Controversy and apply this interpretation alongside their own ideology in their unique resurrection narratives. From this, I argue that Mark follows the Pauline tradition, Matthew the Petrine, and Luke uses his narrative to blend elements from the two sects in order to whitewash the controversy altogether.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

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