I just learnt that Swedish NT exegete Birger Gerhardsson -- who, among other things, wrote a ground-breaking attack on NT form criticism -- died on Christmas night, so I did a search on logos.com, and the only thing I found was this introduction to Jesus in Memory: Traditions in Oral and Scribal Perspectives:
"Few scholars have influenced New Testament scholarship in the areas of orality, memory, and tradition more profoundly than Birger Gerhardsson. Today, as these topics have again become important in biblical scholarship, his pioneering work takes on a new light. Though the esteemed contributors may differ on issues in the burgeoning study, they have all enthusiastically taken on the dual task of evaluating Gerhardsson’s contribution anew and bringing his insights up to date within the current debate."
Plus the usual supporting quotes, including:
"Gerhardsson’s Memory and Manuscript is a landmark in the fields of orality, memory, and tradition."
As so often, Logos sells books about other books, but not the original books themselves (Kierkegaard, de Lubac...). What use are links if there's nothing to link to? So, here's what I could find in English:
A longer presentation of him can be found at Birger Gerhardsson 1926 – 2013. | Philonica et Neotestamentica.
