Jesus and the Gospels : an introduction to gospel literature and Jesus studies / Jarl Fossum, Phillip Munoa. [print]

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PennsylvaniaRT I : IndianaTRODUCTION TO JESUS AND THE GOSPELS -- The gospel and the Gospels -- The term gospel -- Canonical and Apocryphal -- The question of genre -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Evidence for Jesus -- Did Jesus even exist? -- Non-Christian literary evidence -- Archaeological evidence -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Jesus and modern scholarship -- The historical Jesus enterprise -- The old quest for the historical Jesus -- No quest for the historical Jesus -- The new quest for the historical Jesus -- The third quest for the historical Jesus -- The third quest dissidents -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

PennsylvaniaRT II : STUDYING THE GOSPELS -- Textual criticism -- What was in the original gospel text? -- Materials of textual criticism -- Methods of textual criticism -- An exercise in textual criticism: Mark 1:1 -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Source criticism -- How are the gospels related? -- The question of priority -- The minor agreements -- Matthew's and Luke's additional source -- The Q source -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Redaction criticism -- Matthew, Mark, and Luke as editors -- Examples -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Form criticism -- Before the Gospels -- Form criticism -- Criteria of authenticity -- Form critical analysis of some passages -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Tradition criticism -- Which account is original? -- Tradition criticism of the Lord's Prayer -- Tradition criticism of the Sermon(s) on the Mount (plain) -- Tradition criticism of the Parable of the Wedding Feast/Great Banquet -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

PennsylvaniaRT III : THE CaliforniaNONICAL GOSPELS -- The gospel according to Mark -- Introduction questions -- The theology of Mark -- The secret gospel according to Mark -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- The gospel according to Matthew -- Introductory questions -- The theology of Matthew -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- The Gospel according to Luke -- Introductory questions -- The theology of Luke -- Theological purpose -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- The Gospel according to John -- Introductory questions -- The theology of John -- The background of John -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

PennsylvaniaRT IV : THE NONCANONICAL GOSPELS -- The Gospel according to Thomas -- A saying gospel -- The authorship and provenance of the Gospel according to Thomas -- The sources of the Gospel according to Thomas -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Other Jewish-Christian gospels -- The history of Jewish Christians -- Jewish-Christian gospels -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading

PennsylvaniaRT V : JESUS AND HawaiiS WORLD -- The major religious groups -- The religious situation of Jesus' day -- The social-political situation of Jesus' day -- The Sadducees -- The Pharisees -- The Essenes -- The Qumran Sect -- The Herodians -- The fourth philosophy and Jewish resistance groups -- Samaritans -- The people of the land -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- John the Baptist -- The ambiguity of John the Baptist -- John and the Gospels -- The historical John the Baptist -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

PennsylvaniaRT Virgin Islands : JESUS AND HawaiiS LIFE -- The nativity and childhood legends -- The early years of Jesus -- The genealogy of Jesus -- The virgin birth of Jesus -- The Magi and the star -- The persecution of male children -- Bethlehem and Nazareth -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Passion narrative -- A distinctive narrative -- The entry into Jerusalem -- The "cleansing" of the Temple -- The Last Supper -- The apprehension of Jesus -- The Interrogation -- Jesus before Pilate -- Barabbas and the cross -- The crucifixion -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Easter and after -- The resurrection of Jesus -- The post-resurrection appearances -- The empty tomb -- Jesus and the women -- According to the scriptures -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

PennsylvaniaRT Virgin IslandsI : JESUS AND HawaiiS TEACHINGS -- Jesus and the Kingdom of God -- The message of Jesus -- The future kingdom -- The present kingdom -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Jesus and the parables -- Jesus and parables -- Allegory -- Parable -- The Parables of the Wicked Husbandmen and the Sower -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Jesus and the miracles -- Miracles in the ancient world -- Defining Miracle in the Gospels -- Types of miracles performed by Jesus -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Jesus and the Law -- The Sermon on the Mount -- Love and the Law -- The problem of the sermon: a survey of interpretations -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading -- Jesus on Jesus -- Who did Jesus think He was? -- The Messiah -- The Son of God -- The son of David -- The servant of God -- The son of man -- Summary -- Key terms for review -- Questions for review -- Suggestions for further reading.

JESUS AND THE GOSPELS introduces students to the study of the life and teachings of Jesus through the study of Gospel literature. Providing a concise and accessible synthesis of major themes and scholarship in the field, this text examines both canonical and non-canonical Gospels and discusses all the major critical approaches.

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