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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...

action that is attributed to a person and useful for daily living. The chreia was common to both oral and written expression in the Greco-Roman world, and was particularly a feature of ancient biography. The chreiai are the literary form of the sayings and actions of Jesus which are recounted in the Gospels, particularly the Synoptics. An example would be: “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God