The Synoptic Gospels : an introduction / Keith F. Nickle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nickle, Keith Fullerton, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Gospels.

Synoptic problem.

Physical Description:

viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2001]

Summary:

Keith Nickle provides a revised and updated edition of a well-respected resource that fills the gap between cursory treatments of the Synoptic Gospels by New Testament introductions and exhaustive treatments in commentaries. With clarity, Nickle explores the major issues of faith that influenced the writers of the Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels is helpful for classroom or personal use.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Gospel Beginnings 1

1 The Early Church and Its Preaching 2

2 Different Contexts for Preaching and Teaching 8

3 Forms of Oral Traditions 18

4 The History of the Tradition 34

5 Gospel as Story 39

6 The Gospel and the Gospels 40

Chapter 2 In the Background of the Gospels 45

1 The Historical Context 46

2 Jewish Groups and Hellenism 53

Chapter 3 Why Write a Gospel? 63

The Gospel of Mark

1 Christian Writings Emerge 64

2 The Composition of the Gospel of Mark 68

3 Mark's Purposes 73

4 Special Features of Mark's Gospel 77

5 Mark's Gospel Story 83

6 Who Was Mark? 84

7 Outline of the Gospel of Mark 85

8 Interrelationship of the First Three Gospels 88

9 The "Q" Source 93

Chapter 4 Why Revise a Gospel? 103

The Gospel of Matthew

1 Characteristic Traits of Matthew 104

2 Structure of the Gospel 117

3 Why Matthew Wrote His Gospel 120

4 Matthew and His Community 127

5 Matthew's Gospel Story 129

Chapter 5 Why Expand a Gospel? 135

The Gospel of Luke

1 Some Literary Considerations 136

2 Use of Sources 138

3 Why Luke Wrote His Gospel 146

4 Who Was Luke and When Did He Write? 157

5 Luke's Gospel Story 159

Chapter 6 The Synoptic Gospels in the Bible 165

1 Diversity in New Testament Christianity 166

2 The Quest for the Historical Jesus 170

3 Extracanonical Literature 179

4 The Canon of the New Testament 185

5 The Authority of the Gospels 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-215).

ISBN:

0664223494

OCLC:

47091949