How to Read the Gospels: Answers to Common Questions - Softcover

Harrington, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565480767 ISBN 13: 9781565480766

Publisher: New City Pr, 1996

Synopsis

Today in the era of the quest for the historical Jesus Christians often find themselves at a loss when faced with questions about the origins and meaning of the Gospels. In this handy little book Father Harrington gives remarkably clear and complete responses to many of today's most commonly asked bible questions. He explains among other things who wrote the Gospels who Jesus is why there are four Gospels and why they are sometimes different from each other. In a straightforward and unassuming way Harrington offers a delightful instruction into the deeper realities of the Gospels in the light of faith confronting such intriguing questions as: Are the Gospels merely History books? Did Jesus really say these things? Daniel Harrington is a well-known expert on the bible a Jesuit priest and a professor at the Weston School of theology in Cambridge Massachusetts. His 15 other books include

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About the Author

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ is a noted professor and lecturer of the New Testament at the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge Massachusetts. He has written fifteen books including Matthew (part of the Sacra Pagina series which he also edits) and Paul on the Mystery of Israel. His expert knowledge of the Gospels served him tremendously as general editor of New Testament Abstracts, and as a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA). Father Harrington holds a doctorate in biblical languages from Harvard University, and has both a bachelor and a master degree from Boston College.

Edition details

• Publisher: New City Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565480767
• ISBN 13: 9781565480766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 95