Jesus and the Gospels : an introduction and survey /

Blomberg, Craig,

Jesus and the Gospels : an introduction and survey / [print] Craig L. Blomberg. - Nashville, Tennessee : Broadman and Holman, (c)1997. - viii, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



Historical background for studying the Gospels. Political background : an overview of the intertestamental period ; Religious background : Hellenistic and Jewish religion ; Socioeconomic background : everyday life in New Testament times -- Critical methods for studying the Gospels. Historical criticism of the Gospels ; Literary criticism of the Gospels -- Introduction to the four Gospels. The Gospel of Mark ; The Gospel of Matthew ; The Gospel of Luke ; The Gospel of John -- A survey of the life of Christ. The historical Jesus : the quests and the chronology ; The birth and childhood of Jesus ; The beginnings of Jesus' ministry ; Jesus' Galilean ministry : earlier stages ; Jesus' Galilean ministry : later stages ; Additional teachings of Jesus in Matthew, Luke, and John ; Jesus' Judean ministry ; Passion, crucifixion, and resurrection -- Historical and theological syntheses. The historical trustworthiness of the Gospels ; The theology of Jesus.



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Bible.--Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS2555.B653.J478 1997 BS2555