Endings: Invitations to Discipleship

Hooker, Morna D.

ISBN 10: 0334028876 / ISBN 13: 9780334028871

Published by SCM Press, 2003

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Synopsis:

This book looks at the "last words" of some of our New Testament books, and considers their purpose and message. Looking especially at each of the narrative books - the Gospels and Acts, the author finds that the ending of each narrative is carefully crafted, in order to pick up some of the themes spelt out earlier in the book which it concludes. In particular, each ending appears to point backwards to the beginning of the book. Each of the narrative texts has a "suspended ending", which challenges the reader to continue the story for themselves. It demonstrates how literary structures were used by these early Christian writers to convey important theological beliefs.

About the Author: Morna Hooker is Professor Emerita, University of Cambridge and Emerita Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. She has published widely in the field of New Testament Studies, including Beginnings: Keys that Open the Gospels. Morna Hooker is also joint editor of The Journal of Theological Studies

Bibliographic Details

Title: Endings: Invitations to Discipleship
Publisher: SCM Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good