Jesus and the gospels
Subtitle: an introduction
By: John T. Carroll
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780664239725; 9781611646894
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Critique, interprétation; Bible
Description: After two millennia, Jesus remains as fascinating and compelling a figure as ever, not only for Christian communities but also for countless others in diverse contemporary cultures. In this fresh introduction to Jesus and the Gospels, prominent scholar John T. Carroll offers a thoughtful reading of the four Gospels, paying close attention to narrative structure and key themes, with an appreciation of the contexts that shaped and continue to shape their interpretation. Informed by the best recent scholarship, this engaging volume will introduce Jesus and the Gospels to a whole new generation of readers in the culturally and religiously plural world of today. - from publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Jesus and the Gospels : context and approach :; title: 1. Contexts for reading the Gospels; title: 2. Jesus and the emergence of the Gospels; title: part II. Four portraits of Jesus : the New Testament Gospels :; title: 3. The Gospel according to Mark; title: 4. The Gospel according to Matthew; title: 5. The Gospel according to Luke; title: 6. The Gospel according to John; title: part III. Coherence and connections : thematic probes for twenty-first-century readers :; title: 7. From ancient Gospels to the twenty-first century; title: Postscript: Reading the Gospels and ethical challenges today