TY - BOOK AU - Blomberg,Craig L. TI - Jesus and the Gospels: an introduction and survey SN - 0805410589 (hardcover) AV - BS 2555.2 .B586 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Nashville, Tenn. PB - Broadman & Holman KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Bible KW - Gospels KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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 ER -