Jesus according to Scripture : restoring the portrait from the Gospels / Darrell L. Bock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bock, Darrell L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Biography--Textbooks.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. Gospels.

Bible. Gospels--Textbooks.

Bible.

Genre:

Biographies.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

704 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic ; Leicester, England : Apollos, [2002]

Summary:

While noting how details of the canonical presentation of Jesus relate to first-century Palestinian culture, Jesus according to Scripture is not a historical study of Jesus. Instead, it seeks to show the coherent portrait of Jesus that emerges from the Gospels, a portrait that is rooted in history and yet has produced its own historical and cultural impact.

Bock begins with a brief overview of each Gospel, surveying its structure, themes, authorship, setting, and date. He then offers a detailed, unit-by-unit examination of Jesus as portrayed in the Synoptic Gospels, followed by an analysis of Jesus portrayal in John. He finishes with a summary of the themes found throughout the Gospels, thus unifying them into a cohesive portrait.

Contents:

Part 1 The Four Gospels: Distinctive Voices 23

1. Overviews of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John 25

Part 2 Jesus according to the Synoptists 45

2. The Birth and Childhood of Jesus: The Hope of Promise (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) 51

3. The Backdrop to Jesus' Ministry: John the Baptist, Jesus' Baptism and Temptations (Matt. 3:1-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:1-4:13) 77

4. The Initial Portrait of Jesus' Galilean Ministry: Teaching, Healing, and Controversy (Matt. 4:12-25; Mark 1:14-3:19a; Luke 4:14-6:16) 92

5. Jesus' Teaching on Relating to God and Others: The Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt. 5:1-7:29; Luke 6:20-49) 124

6. More Galilean Ministry: Miracles, Mission to the Outcasts, and Discipleship in the Face of Opposition (Matt. 8:1-12:50; Luke 7:1-8:3; Mark 3:19b-35) 156

7. From Kingdom Teaching to Confession: How the Disciples Began to Understand Jesus (Matt. 13:1-16:12; Mark 4:1-8:26; Luke 8:4-9:17) 198

8. Confession and Prediction: The New Reality

Part 1 (Matt. 16:13-18:35; Mark 8:27-9:50; Luke 9:18-50) 229

9. Toward Jerusalem: The New Reality

Part 2 (Luke 9:51-18:14) 248

10. Continuing toward Jerusalem: Ministry in Judea and Final Lessons (Matt. 19:1-21:9; Mark 10:1-11:10; Luke 18:15-19:44) 297

11. The Passion Week: Controversy, Prediction of Judgment and Return, Trial, Death, and Resurrection (Matt. 21:10-28:20; Mark 11:11-16:8; Luke 19:45-24:53) 317

Part 3 Jesus according to John 407

12. Introducing Jesus in John's Gospel: The Word Incarnate and the First Witnesses

John the Baptist and the Disciples (John 1) 409

13. The Book of Signs: Before the Hour (John 2-12) 423

14. The Book of Glory: The Farewell Discourse and the Johannine Passion Account

The Hour Has Come (John 13-21) 491

Part 4 A Theological Portrait of Jesus 559

15. Major Themes in the Evangelists' Portrait of Jesus' Theology: The Kingdom and the Uniquely Authoritative One in Act and Word 561.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-655) and indexes.

ISBN:

080102370X

OCLC:

49727767