Gospels Today

Challenging Readings of John, Mark, Luke & Matthew

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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The Gospels Today discusses and challenges popular interpretations of familiar gospel texts and themes and quickly presents overviews of important controversies and debates. Does it matter whether Jesus was born in Bethlehem, or that he is understood as a prophet? What do the expressions "Son of Man" and "Son of God" really mean? Is there more to Jesus' words about the Bread of Life than meets the eye? How differently might we understand the stilling of the storm if we considered it as having to do with ancient near eastern creation myths rather than an account of a miracle? Throughout, we are invited by Need to join scholars in the stimulating and constructive work of learning how to critique familiar interpretations of the Bible.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-06-28
Mått142 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt191 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor160
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781561012978

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Rereading the Prologue — Incarnation and Creation in John 1:1-18Chapter 3 Bethlehem — Was Jesus Born There?Chapter 4 More Than a Prophet? — Jesus Among the Prophets of Ancient IsraelChapter 5 Son of God and Son of Man — Clearing Up Some MisunderstandingsChapter 6 Messianic Mystery — Mark's Apophatic ChristologyChapter 7 Jesus the Bread of God — The Eucharist as Metaphor in John 6Chapter 8 The Parable of the Prudent Steward — A Question of Identity in Luke 16:1-13Chapter 9 Stilling the Storm — Creation, Discipleship, and Demons in Mark 4:35-41 and ParallelsChapter 10 Metamorphosis — Transfiguration, Suffering, and Death in Mark 9:2-8 and ParallelsChapter 11 Resurrection — The Spiritual Body in 1 Corinthians and the GospelsChapter 12 EpilogueChapter 13 Bibliography

Anyone with faith coming to study the New Testament critically may do so with understandable apprehension. Will this not undermine my belief? Stephen Need's thoughtful engagement with the Gospels indicates how critical study can do just the opposite. His work here has quickened my faith. These essays bridge a gap that ought no longer to exist-that between the Christian community of faith and the wider community of scholarship. They are exhilarating and I hope they will be read widely.