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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

Exegesis is the art and science of interpreting biblical texts. Normally exegesis takes the form of an exposition of the text: linguistic, historical, literary, theological and—nowadays—sociological, psychological or political. Narrative exegesis contains similar elements but takes the form of a story instead of an exposition. Though the story is in some respects a fiction, it is constructed on the basis of many small pieces of evidence. To do justice to narrative exegesis it is