Loading…

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

The crowd is the gathering of the nameless common people of Palestine who provided an audience for Jesus’ public ministry. The crowd is the recipient of his teachings (see Teacher) and beneficiary of his healings.* The portrayal of the crowd in each Gospel not only helps set the scene for a teaching or healing of Jesus, but is a significant part of the theology of the Gospel as a whole. 1. Terminology 2. General Portrayal 3. Specific Portrayals