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Michael Goulder has made seminal contributions to contemporary New Testament scholarship with studies ranging from the Gospels and Acts to the Pauline epistles. His work has also provoked controversy, especially his view that the Gospels--particularly Matthew—were written as Midrash on the liturgies of the Jewish festivals and calendar. This is a theory upon which some of the bestselling work of John Shelby Spong is based. Goulder also argues that the hypothetical sayings source Q—accepted as fact by the majority of New Testament scholars— never existed. The Gospels According to Michael Goulder is a comprehensive and critical evaluation and commentary on his work. In addition to the contributions, Goulder himself responds to his critics. Contributors include: Bruce Chilton, Bard College John Kloppenborg Verbin, St. Michael’s College/University of Toronto Gary Gilbert, Claremont-McKenna College Alan Segal, Barnard College, Columbia University Krister Stendahl, Harvard University Divinity School