The Cambridge Companion to the GospelsStephen C. Barton The four gospels are a central part of the Christian canon of scripture. In the faith of Christians, this canon constitutes a life-giving witness to who God is and what it means to be truly human. This volume treats the gospels not just as historical sources, but also as crucial testimony to the life of God made known in Jesus Christ. This approach helps to overcome the sometimes damaging split between critical gospel study and questions of theology, ethics and the life of faith. The essays are by acknowledged experts in a range of theological disciplines. The first section considers what are appropriate ways of reading the gospels given the kinds of texts they are. The second, central section covers the contents of the gospels. The third section looks at the impact of the gospels in church and society across history and up to the present day. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 14 |
Section 2 | 21 |
Section 3 | 29 |
Section 4 | 34 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 41 |
Section 7 | 48 |
Section 8 | 53 |
Section 20 | 104 |
Section 21 | 121 |
Section 22 | 133 |
Section 23 | 139 |
Section 24 | 158 |
Section 25 | 160 |
Section 26 | 171 |
Section 27 | 178 |
Section 9 | 55 |
Section 10 | 70 |
Section 11 | 76 |
Section 12 | 77 |
Section 13 | 79 |
Section 14 | 82 |
Section 15 | 85 |
Section 16 | 87 |
Section 17 | 90 |
Section 18 | 92 |
Section 19 | 97 |
Section 28 | 182 |
Section 29 | 196 |
Section 30 | 203 |
Section 31 | 220 |
Section 32 | 224 |
Section 33 | 225 |
Section 34 | 245 |
Section 35 | 251 |
Section 36 | 256 |
Section 37 | 262 |
Section 38 | 264 |
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