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1st ed. (2006)

Stephen C. Barton - Todd Brewer (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels (Cambridge, UK; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2021).

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Abstract

"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, second 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"--

Contents

Approaching the gospels: Context and method: What is a gospel? / Loveday Alexander -- The fourfold gospel / Francis Watson -- Gospel sources and interrelations / Todd Brewer -- The scriptural matrix of the gospels / Richard B. Hays and Christopher Blumhofer -- The gospels and the historical Jesus / Stephen E. Fowl -- The gospels and the reader / Sandra M. Schneiders -- The gospels as witnesses to Christ: Content and interpretation: The gospel according to Matthew / Roland Deines -- The gospel according to Mark / Elizabeth E. Shively -- The gospel according to Luke / John T. Squires -- The gospel according to John / Christopher W. Skinner -- Non-canonical gospels as witnesses to Christ / Simon Gathercole -- God and the knowledge of God in the gospels / Stephen C. Barton -- The afterlife of the gospels: Impact on church and society: The gospels and doctrine / Frances Young -- Reception history of the gospels / Christine E. Joynes -- Praying the gospels: Spirituality and worship / Gordon Mursell -- The gospels embodied: The lives of saints and martyrs / David Matzko McCarthy -- Living the gospels: Morality and politices / Scott Bader-Saye -- The gospels for the life of the world / Ben Quash.

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