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TitleThe Fourfold gospel : A Theological reading of the New Testament - portraits of Jesus
AuthorWatson, Francis.
Call No226.06 WAT
CollectionNon Fiction
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International Standard Book Number 9780801095450
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 226.06 WAT
Personal Name Watson, Francis.
Title Statement The Fourfold gospel : A Theological reading of the New Testament - portraits of Jesus
Imprint Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2016.
Physical Description 207p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. This groundbreaking approach to the study of the fourfold gospel offers a challenging alternative to prevailing assumptions about the creation of the gospels and their portraits of Jesus. How and why does it matter that we have these four gospels? Why were they placed alongside one another as four parallel yet diverse retellings of the same story? Francis Watson, widely regarded as one of the foremost New Testament scholars of our time, explains that the four gospels were chosen to give a portrait of Jesus. He explores the significance of the fourfold gospel's plural form for those who constructed it and for later Christian communities, showing that in its plurality it bears definitive witness to what God has done in Jesus Christ. Watson focuses on reading the gospels as a group rather than in isolation and explains that the fourfold gospel is greater than, and other than, the sum of its individual parts. Interweaving historical, exegetical, and theological perspectives, this book is accessibly written for students and pastors but is also of interest to professors and scholars.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.N.T. - GOSPELS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.N.T. - GOSPELS - HERMENEUTICS.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.N.T. - GOSPELS - THEOLOGY.