Parallel lives of Jesus : a guide to the four gospels / Edward Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Gospels--Introductions.

Bible. Gospels.

Genre:

Introductions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 195 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2011.

Summary:

In this highly readable introduction to the Gospels, Edward Adams demonstrates how the four canonical Gospels function separately-as unique accounts of Jesus' life-and as narrative renditions of a shared story: the Fourfold Gospel. Building on the premise that the Gospels are ancient biographies or "lives of Jesus," Adams examines parallel Gospel passages, highlighting the similarities and differences between them. He begins by approaching the four Gospels generally, then looks at each of them individually, and finally considers six key Gospel passages to further explore the unity and plurality of the Gospels in a more focused way. Adams's lucid prose helps to make this text ideal for beginning students of the Gospels. Book jacket.

Contents:

Getting to grips with the gospels

Four narratives, one story

The gospel according to Mark

The gospel according to Matthew

The gospel according to Luke

The gospel according to John

The baptism of Jesus

The feeding of the five thousand

The walking on the water

The transfiguration

The death of Jesus

The empty tomb.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195)

ISBN:

9780664233310

0664233317

OCLC:

747232699