The Synoptic Gospels: An Introduction

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Author: Keith Fullerton Nickle

ISBN-10: 0664223494

ISBN-13: 9780664223496

Category: Synoptic problem

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PrefacePreface to the Second EditionCh. 1Gospel Beginnings11The Early Church and Its Preaching22Different Contexts for Preaching and Teaching83Forms of Oral Traditions184The History of the Tradition345Gospel as Story396The Gospel and the Gospels40Ch. 2In the Background of the Gospels451The Historical Context462Jewish Groups and Hellenism53Ch. 3Why Write a Gospel?631Christian Writings Emerge642The Composition of the Gospel of Mark683Mark's Purposes734Special Features of Mark's Gospel775Mark's Gospel Story836Who Was Mark?847Outline of the Gospel of Mark858Interrelationship of the First Three Gospels889The "Q" Source93Ch. 4Why Revise a Gospel?1031Characteristic Traits of Matthew1042Structure of the Gospel1173Why Matthew Wrote His Gospel1204Matthew and His Community1275Matthew's Gospel Story1296Outline130Ch. 5Why Expand a Gospel?1351Some Literary Considerations1362Use of Sources1383Why Luke Wrote His Gospel1464Who Was Luke and When Did He Write?1575Luke's Gospel Story1596Outline161Ch. 6The Synoptic Gospels in the Bible1651Diversity in New Testament Christianity1662The Quest for the Historical Jesus1703Extracanonical Literature1794The Canon of the New Testament1855The Authority of the Gospels190Notes197Bibliography211