Inroduction: What is a Gospel? -- Mark : report from the suffering body of Jesus -- Persecution in Syria -- Messianic signs -- Mark's artistry -- Matthew : report from the teaching body of Jesus -- Birth narrative -- Sermon on the Mount -- Death and resurrection -- Luke : report from the reconciling body of Jesus -- Nativity -- A Jesus for outcasts -- A healing death -- John : report from the mystical body of Jesus -- Word into world -- The inner life -- Life out of death -- Epilogue: How to read the Gospels.
Summary:
Examines the goals, methods, and styles of the evangelists and how these shaped the gospels' messages. The earliest book, Mark, emphasizes Jesus the sufferer; in Matthew, Jesus the teacher; in Luke, Jesus the reconciler; and in John, Jesus the mystic.
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