Title: The good news; Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Authors: Mitton, C. Leslie
Publisher: Lutterworth Press; Abingdon Press
Year: 1961
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents: 1. Jesus of Nazareth -- Birth of the message -- Finding a name for him -- 2. The faith of the Church -- Signs of God in Him -- Effect of the message -- Beginnings of a recorded faith -- 3. The first written records -- Relationship of the records -- The fourth Gospel -- Mark, early and vivid -- Peter's remembrances -- Candid story-teller -- Other early writings about Jesus -- A book of Testimonies? -- Matthew, comprehensive and balanced -- Matthew's methods -- Luke's gospel for the world -- The inclusive gospel -- To win men to faith in him -- 4. The story they tell -- The hush of expectation -- Identification with his people -- The message of good news -- Learners of the message -- The gathering storm -- At Loggerheads with official religion -- Ministry with the Twelve -- A ministry of Power -- Authority to the Twelve -- In search of privacy -- Jesus, the Christ -- Worldly ideas of greatness -- The way to Jerusalem -- A symbolic entry -- The Passover Meal -- The way to the cross -- Jewish verdict, a Roman death -- The re-awakening of hope -- Not an end, but a beginning -- Supplementary material from Matthew and Luke -- 5. The message of Jesus -- Jesus' view of the kingdom -- Life in the kingdom -- Basic standards -- Qualities of the new life -- 6. The parables -- Parables of the message -- Parables of the outsider -- Qualities of the kingdom -- Parables of urgency -- 7. Miracles and faith -- A confidence in Jesus -- Nature miracles -- 8. Who is this? -- A claim on the will -- His saving power -- An awareness of God -- The "Image of God" -- This Jesus, our Lord.