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The Synoptic Gospels : an introduction

Keith Nickle provides a revised and updated edition of a well-respected resource that fills the gap between cursory treatments of the Synoptic Gospels by New Testament introductions and exhaustive treatments in commentaries. With clarity, Nickle explores the major issues of faith that influenced the writers of the Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels is helpful for classroom or personal use.
Print Book, English, ©2001
Rev. and expanded ed View all formats and editions
Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky., ©2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
viii, 215 pages ; 21 cm
9780664223496, 0664223494
47091949
Prefacevi
Preface to the Second Editionvii
Gospel Beginnings
1(44)
The Early Church and Its Preaching
2(6)
Different Contexts for Preaching and Teaching
8(10)
Forms of Oral Traditions
18(16)
The History of the Tradition
34(5)
Gospel as Story
39(1)
The Gospel and the Gospels
40(5)
In the Background of the Gospels
45(18)
The Historical Context
46(7)
Jewish Groups and Hellenism
53(10)
Why Write a Gospel?
63(40)
The Gospel of Mark
Christian Writings Emerge
64(4)
The Composition of the Gospel of Mark
68(5)
Mark's Purposes
73(4)
Special Features of Mark's Gospel
77(6)
Mark's Gospel Story
83(1)
Who Was Mark?
84(1)
Outline of the Gospel of Mark
85(3)
Interrelationship of the First Three Gospels
88(5)
The ``Q'' Source
93(10)
Why Revise a Gospel?
103(32)
The Gospel of Matthew
Characteristic Traits of Matthew
104(13)
Structure of the Gospel
117(3)
Why Matthew Wrote His Gospel
120(7)
Matthew and His Community
127(2)
Matthew's Gospel Story
129(1)
Outline
130(5)
Why Expand a Gospel?
135(30)
The Gospel of Luke
Some Literary Considerations
136(2)
Use of Sources
138(8)
Why Luke Wrote His Gospel
146(11)
Who Was Luke and When Did He Write?
157(2)
Luke's Gospel Story
159(2)
Outline
161(4)
The Synoptic Gospels in the Bible
165(32)
Diversity in New Testament Christianity
166(4)
The Quest for the Historical Jesus
170(9)
Extracanonical Literature
179(6)
The Canon of the New Testament
185(5)
The Authority of the Gospels
190(7)
Notes197(14)
Bibliography211