Fortress Introduction to the Gospels

Powell, Mark Allan

ISBN 10: 0800630750 / ISBN 13: 9780800630751

Published by Fortress Press, 2007

About this Item

2007. Trade paperback. 184pp. Index. FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fortress Introduction to the Gospels
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0800630750
• ISBN 13: 9780800630751
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: FINE
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bible Reference

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Synopsis

With clarity and verve, Mark Allan Powell describes the contents and structure of the Gospels, their distinctive characteristics, and their major themes. An introductory chapter surveys the political, religious, and social world of the Gospels, methods of approaching early Christian texts, the genre of the Gospels, and the religious character of these writing. Included also are comments on the Gospels that are not found in the New Testament.

Special features, including illustrations and more than two dozen special topics, enhance this convenient volume.

About the Author

Mark Allan Powell taught New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary for 32 years. He is author of 40 books on the Bible and editor of the Harper-Collins Bible Dictionary.