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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...

All four Gospel writers intend to preach Jesus Christ. For example, in his second volume Luke writes, “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up” (Acts 1:1–2 RSV). The new literary criticism (or narrative criticism; see Literary Criticism) confirms that Jesus is central in the Gospels: he is described as “the central figure,” “the subject around which every narrative turns” (Achtemeier,
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