Jesus and the Gospels : an introduction and survey /

Blomberg, Craig L., 1955-

Jesus and the Gospels : an introduction and survey / Craig L. Blomberg. - Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, c1997. - viii, 440 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

0805410589 (hardcover) 9780805410587 (hardcover)

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Jesus Christ.


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

BS 2555.2 / .B586 1997