The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels (Cambridge Companions to Religion)

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Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 6/30/2021
EAN 9781108458870, ISBN10: 1108458874

Paperback, 410 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

Throughout the history of Christianity, the four canonical gospels have proven to be vital resources for Christian thought and practice, and an inspiration for humanistic culture generally. Indeed, the gospels and their interpretation have had a profound impact on theology, philosophy, the sciences, ethics, worship, architecture, and the creative arts. Building on the strengths of the first edition, The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels, 2nd edition, takes account of new directions in gospels research, notably: the milieu in which the gospels were read, copied, and circulated alongside non-canonical gospels; renewed debates about the sources of the gospels and their interrelations; how central gospel themes are illuminated by a variety of critical approaches and theological readings; the reception of the gospels over time and in various media; and how the gospels give insight into the human condition.

Part I. Approaching the Gospels
Context and Method
1. What is a gospel? Loveday Alexander
2. The fourfold gospel Francis Watson
3. Gospel sources and inter-relations Todd Brewer
4. The scriptural matrix of the Gospels Richard B. Hays and Christopher Blumhofer
5. The gospels and 'the historical Jesus' Stephen E. Fowl
6. The gospels and the reader Sandra M. Schneiders
Part II. The Gospels as Witnesses to Christ
Content and Interpretation
7. The Gospel according to Matthew Roland Deines
8. The Gospel according to Mark Elizabeth E. Shively
9. The Gospel according to Luke John T. Squires
10. The Gospel according to John Christopher W. Skinner
11. Gospels canonical and non-canonical as witnesses to Christ Simon Gathercole
12. God and the knowledge of God in the gospels Stephen C. Barton
Part III. The Afterlife of the Gospels
Impact on Church and Society
13. The gospels and doctrine Frances Young
14. Reception history of the gospels Christine Joynes
15. Praying the gospels
spirituality and worship Gordon Mursell
16. The gospels embodied
the lives of saints and martyrs David Matzko Mccarthy
17. The gospels in morality and politics Scott Bader-Saye
18. The gospels for the life of the world Ben Quash.