Jesus according to Scripture, 2nd Edition
Overview
In this work Darrell Bock, a leading evangelical New Testament scholar who speaks and teaches around the world, and Benjamin Simpson show that a coherent portrait of Jesus emerges from the four Gospels when they are taken seriously as historical documents. When read together, the Gospels provide a clear picture of Jesus and his unique claims to authority. This book surveys all the Gospel units and relates them to their parallel passages, showing how the literary and canonical relationships work. Offering up-to-date interaction with the latest discussions about Jesus, the second edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout and includes three new chapters on how we got the Gospels.
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- Shows a coherent portrait of Jesus.
- Provides a clear picture of Jesus and his unique claims to authority.
- Relates the gospels to their parallel passages.
I am pleased that a second edition of Bock’s Jesus according to Scripture is now available. This book offers a needed corrective to the quirky portraits of Jesus that have appeared in recent years. As the title implies, Bock and Simpson present Jesus in the light of what the Gospels actually say. Readers will especially appreciate the accessible layout.
-Craig A. Evans, John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins, Houston Baptist University
The four Gospels are a vast forest in which even the well-initiated can lose their way, especially among the thickets of burgeoning scholarship. We should all be grateful not just for a big handy map like this but also for the experienced trail guides putting it into our hands
-Nicholas Perrin, president, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Two centuries of scholarly inquiry have demonstrated that the ‘canonical Jesus’ is the closest we will ever get to the ‘real Jesus.’ Jesus according to Scripture presents a portrait of this canonical Jesus through a detailed engagement with the Gospel material. Assuming a historically and theologically complementary relationship among the diverse and complex materials in the four Gospels, Bock and Simpson have with the second edition strengthened this important resource for assessing the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth for the twenty-first-century church.
-Joel Willitts, professor of biblical and theological studies, North Park University
- Title: Jesus according to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels, 2nd ed.
- Authors: Darrell L. Bock, Benjamin I. Simpson
- Edition: Second Edition
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 740
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Biography; Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9781540964854, 9780801098086, 154096485X, 0801098084
- Resource ID: LLS:JESUSACCSCRPT2ND
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-23T00:19:47Z