The Gospel and the Gospels : Christian proclamation and early Jesus books /

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Author / Creator:Gathercole, Simon, author.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022
©2022
Description:xxiv, 576 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12793599
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ISBN:0802877591
9780802877598
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-533) and indexes.
Summary:Gathercole argues that the theological content of the New Testament Gospels distinguishes them substantially from noncanonical Gospels. He shows how the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John each include four key points that also formed the core of early Christian preaching and teaching: Jesus's identity as messiah, the saving death of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, and Scripture's foretelling of the Christ event. In contrast, most noncanonical Gospels only selectively appropriated these central concerns of early Christian proclamation. -- Book jacker.