Jesus in the Gospels and Acts
Subtitle: introducing the New Testament
By: Daniel J. Scholz ; James A. Kelhoffer, academic editor
Contributors: Kelhoffer, James A., editor
Edition: New edition
Series: Introducing the New Testament
Publisher: Anselm Academic
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Winona, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781599824765
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Description: Presents an overview of the first-century world of Jesus, the historical Jesus, and canonical as well as other early Christian gospels to gain insight into Jesus' impact on religion, history, and culture. The book also explores issues of authorship, historicity, culture, and theology in the New Testament, specifically the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, as well as the extracanonical gospels.--
Notes: Revised edition of: Introducing the New Testament : Jesus in the Gospels and Acts / Daniel J. Scholz. Winona, MN : Saint Mary's Press, ©2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Understanding the world of Jesus and interpreting the Gospels; title: 2. The Gospel of Mark: Jesus as the suffering Messiah; title: 3. The Gospel of Matthew: Jesus as the new Moses; title: 4. The Gospel of Luke: Jesus as the universal Savior; title: 5. The Acts of the Apostles: the Spirit-driven church; title: 6. The Gospel of John: Jesus as the Word made flesh; title: 7. The historical Jesus; title: 8. Other early Christian gospels.