Synoptic GospelsJohn K. Riches, William Telford, Christopher M. Tuckett The highly popular Sheffield New Testament Guides are being reissued in a new format, grouped together and prefaced by leading North American scholars. This new format is designed to ensure that these authoritative introductions remain up-to-date and accessible to seminary and university students of the New Testament while offering a broader theological and literary context for their study. In this volume, Scot McKnight writes an introducton to the Synoptic Gospels as a whole, illuminating their distinctive historical and theological features and their importance within the New Testament canon. |
Contents
Abbreviations | 7 |
Further Reading on Matthew | 42 |
What Sort of a Book? | 53 |
3 | 71 |
4 | 99 |
Matthews Christology | 109 |
Conclusion | 123 |
The Gospel as a Historical Document | 151 |
Common terms and phrases
Acts apocalyptic approach argued biblical Cambridge certainly chapter Christology claim clear clearly commentary concerns context Conzelmann death disciples discipleship discussion early Christian early church eschatological evangelist evidence example form criticism Fortress Press fulfilment Galilee genre Gentile mission God's Gospel of Luke Gospel of Mark Greek Griesbach hypothesis Hellenistic hence important interpretation Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews John Judaism Kingdom literary Lord Lukan Luke seems Luke-Acts Luke's Gospel Luke's story Mark's Gospel Markan material Matthew and Luke Matthew's Gospel meaning messiah Moses motif Old Testament parable parousia passion narrative Paul perhaps Pharisees poor preaching present prologue prophet question reader redaction criticism relation resurrection rich salvation scholars scholarship Scripture seen significance simply sources Spirit structure studies suggested Synoptic Gospels Synoptic Problem teaching Temple theme theology theory tion titles tradition University Press words writing