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A Literary Guide to the Life of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke-Acts: How the Synoptic Evangelists Tell the Story of Jesus is unavailable, but you can change that!

A Literary Guide to the Life of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke-Acts is a detailed study of the synoptic gospels. Warren Gage and Steven Carpenter examine topics such as Matthew’s call, Jesus’ miracles, deltaform patterning, literary structure, and Luke’s use of prophetic echoes in the life of Jesus. These respected scholars also advocate acceptance of the longer ending of Mark’s gospel. This...

So Mark nestles this Elijah theme squarely within the revelation of who Jesus is, which triggers a deeper inquiry into how he employs these Old Testament narratives to tell the story of John and Jesus. We begin by noting the prominent role that the author of the books of Kings assigns to the ministries of Elijah and Elisha. We begin by noting the central role of the ministries of Elijah and Elisha in I-II Kings.31 A
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