JESUS
AND THE
GOSPELS
CRAIG L. BLOMBERG
Nashville, Tennessee
for
Elizabeth
and
Rachel
© 1997 by Craig L. Blomberg
All rights reserved
Thirteen-Digit ISBN: 978-0-8054-1058-7
Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee
Acquisitions and Development Editor: John Landers
Dewey Decimal Classification: 226.1
Subject Heading: BIBLE. N.T. GOSPELS/JESUS CHRIST—BIOGRAPHY
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 97-5288
Unless otherwise stated, all Scripture citation is from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Blomberg, Craig L.
Jesus and the Gospels: an introduction and survey / by Craig L. Blomberg
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8054-1058-9 (hardcover)
1. Bible. N.T. Gospels—Criticism interpretation, etc. 2. Jesus Christ—Biography.
I. Title.
BS2555.2.B586 1997 97-5288
232—dc21 CIP
Part 1: Historical Background for Studying the Gospels
Chapter 1: Political Background—An Overview of the Intertestamental Period
Chapter 2: Religious Background—Hellenistic and Jewish Religion
Chapter 3: Socioeconomic Background—Everyday Life in New Testament Times
Part 2: Critical Methods for Studying the Gospels
Chapter 4: Historical Criticism of the Gospels
Chapter 5: Literary Criticism of the Gospels
Part 3: Introduction to the Four Gospels
Chapter 7: The Gospel of Matthew
Part 4: A Survey of the Life of Christ
Chapter 10: The Historical Jesus—The Quests and the Chronology
Chapter 11: The Birth and Childhood of Jesus
Chapter 12: The Beginnings of Jesus’ Ministry
Chapter 13: Jesus’ Galilean Ministry—Earlier Stages
Chapter 14: Jesus’ Galilean Ministry—Later Stages
Chapter 15: Additional Teachings of Jesus in Matthew, Luke, and John
Chapter 16: Jesus’ Judean Ministry
Chapter 17: Passion, Crucifixion, and Resurrection
Part 5: Historical and Theological Syntheses
Chapter 18: The Historical Trustworthiness of the Gospels
Chapter 19: The Theology of Jesus
All the standard abbreviations for books of the Bible, apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, and Dead Sea Scrolls are used. Other ancient sources are written out in full. In addition, the following abbreviations are utilized.
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary
AJT Asia Journal of Theology
b. Babylonian Talmud
BA Biblical Arachaeologist
BAR Biblical Archaeology Review
BBR Bulletin for Biblical Research
BI Biblical Interpretation
BIP Biblical Institute Press
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BTB Biblical Theology Bulletin
BZ Biblische Zeitschrift
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
chap(s). chapter(s)
CSR Christian Scholar’s Review
CUP Cambridge University Press
DJG Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed. Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight, ...
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About Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and SurveyJesus and the Gospels is an intensive guide to each of the four gospels, surveying the largest source of eyewitness information about Jesus’ life and ministry, mostly from those who watched Him, spoke with Him, and served Him during his years on earth. Blomberg’s conservative, evangelical approach presents the gospels in their historical and cultural context, and tackles the often confusing interpretations that have addled the student of the Scriptures for the last several centuries. Blomberg calls this a “one-stop shopping” textbook because it is designed to cover an immense field of subjects often neglected or abridged in other texts. He concentrates on the intertestamental period, critical methodology and authorship, historical placement with external evidence for the gospel’s reliability, a survey on Christ’s life, teachings and actions, and a synthesis of the major issues surrounding the historicity and theology of Jesus. The result of twelve years of teaching on the gospels, this resource is detailed and scholarly, but also very readable, written not only for the seminary student but also for the pastor and layperson whose desire is to deepen their biblical roots. The book is filled with helpful charts, and most chapters end with review questions and a list of books for further, in-depth reading and studying. |
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