TY - BOOK AU - Wills,Garry TI - What the Gospels meant SN - 9780670018710 AV - BS2555.52 .W55 2008 U1 - 226/.06 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Viking KW - Bible KW - Gospels KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - N.T KW - Criticism KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Inroduction: What is a Gospel? -- Mark : report from the suffering body of Jesus -- Persecution in Syria -- Messianic signs -- Mark's artistry -- Matthew : report from the teaching body of Jesus -- Birth narrative -- Sermon on the mount -- Death and resurrection -- Luke : report from the reconciling body of Jesus -- Nativity -- A Jesus for outcasts -- A healing death -- John : report from the mystical body of Jesus -- Word into world -- The inner life -- Life out of death -- Epilogue: How to read the Gospels N2 - Examines the goals, methods, and styles of the evangelists and how these shaped the gospels' messages. The earliest book, Mark, emphasizes Jesus the sufferer; in Matthew, Jesus the teacher; in Luke, Jesus the reconciler; and in John, Jesus the mystic UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007023128.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007023128-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007023128-d.html UR - https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/2546926-M.jpg UR - http://books.google.com/books?id=9TTmKgAACAAJ ER -