Four Gospels, One Jesus: A symbolic Reading - Softcover

Burridge, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802829805 ISBN 13: 9780802829801

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

In this very readable book Richard Burridge depicts Jesus through the four Gospel authors' distinctive portraits of him. Without bogging down readers with technical terminology, Burridge brings to bear his research comparing the Gospels with classical biographies and offers a clear interpretation of each Gospel author's portrait. A striking feature is his use of the ancient symbols for the Gospels -- human face, lion, ox, and eagle -- to represent each book's unique picture of Jesus.This second edition incorporates the latest scholarship on the historical Jesus, a new section on how the Gospels have been read throughout history, and an expanded discussion of how to teach and preach the Gospels through the lectionary. Burridge also tackles the question of how these ancient writings bear on today's hot-button issues of unity and diversity. Four Gospels, One Jesus? will be appreciated by teachers, pastors, students, and other readers wanting to understand Jesus more fully. " Praise for the first edition: " ""A rare merger of the very best of modern biblical scholarship with a readable and engaging telling of the Gospel portraits of Jesus particularly aimed at a popular audience." -- Anglican Theological Review " ""A fine introduction to the distinctive portrait of Jesus provided by each of the Gospels. . . . Should prove to be a very helpful window into Gospel scholarship for many readers." -- Reformed Theological Review " ""An engaging approach to reading each Gospel as a unique portrait of Jesus." -- Toronto Journal of Theology "

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Review

"This is a lively, lucid exposition of the four evangelists' portraits of Jesus. The evangelists' distinctive emphases are set out with flair, imagination and theological sensitivity. Novices and old hands alike will read the Gospels with new eyes. Four Gospels, One Jesus? is a considerable achievement: scholarly yet accessible". Graham Stanton, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Cambridge. "This is a lively, lucid exposition of the four evangelists' portraits of Jesus. The evangelists' distinctive emphases are set out with flair, imagination and theological sensitivity. Novices and old hands alike will read the Gospels with new eyes. Four Gospels, One Jesus? is a considerable achievement: scholarly yet accessible". Graham Stanton, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Cambridge. "He (Burridge) has produced a beautiful, readable overview of the four gospels, rich in symbols, highlighting the different and complementary portraits they paint of the central figure, whose biography they record. A book to buy and cherish." Michael Green, Adviser in Evangelism to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. "Here is an introduction to the gospels which, because it combines so well prayer and worship and scholarship, has a vitality and freshness about it which I find immensely appealing." David Hope, Archbishop of York"

About the Author

The Revd Dr Richard A. Burridge is the Dean of King's College, London. He is the author of the recent Jesus Now and Then (SPCK, 2004). His first book What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography (CUP 1992, n/e 2004) was widely acclaimed as a breakthrough in Gospel criticism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802829805
• ISBN 13: 9780802829801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 198