The Expository Times

This article offers a brief introduction to the quotations in certain Church Fathers that are usually identified as Jewish-Christian gospel tradition, and addresses the question of the number of gospels to which they should be attributed. It includes a discussion of a selection of these extracts, and some comments on what may be concluded about the two or three gospels from which they might come. The article also addresses the question of how these texts might be witnesses to Jesus, and the relationship of their content to that of the canonical gospels.

This article explores issues surrounding people's (declining) attitudes and relationships to their `place'. A `place' is somewhere involving a shared history, narrative and, most crucially, embodied interaction. A `non-place' by contrast is bereft of such relationships. I propose that a key `place-making' activity for communities is Contextual Bible Study and the sharing of stories. An example drawn from a pilot study in the Devon rural village of Drewsteignton, serves to illustrate the method and to explore this hypothesis.

Christian theology has to find a way of working which meshes with how people make meaning today. This article uses the concept of `soundtrack' in both literal and metaphorical senses. Music is a key `text' for many people, though other `texts' are used. A theological tradition is itself a `classic soundtrack' for it accompanies life and helps people interpret what is happening.