The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels

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Stephen C. Barton
Cambridge University Press, Nov 23, 2006 - History - 300 pages
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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Stephen C. Barton is Reader in New Testament, Department of Theology, Durham University.