The Final Days: A Lenten Journey through the Gospels
Ebook
This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.
The four New Testament Gospels aren’t the same story, but they offer the same Resurrection hope. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, all highlighting Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city, the suffering and humiliation of the cross, and the empty tomb come Sunday morning, but the stories they tell aren’t quite the same.
Each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion. One portrait reveals Jesus to be in control, while another emphasizes his suffering. In one story Jesus offers hope to the thief on the cross, and in another Jesus only receives derision. These different perspectives aren’t a reason to dismiss the Gospels; rather the reveal an abundant, diverse, and complementary picture of God’s work in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Other components for the study include a leader guide, and teaching video are available.
Provides an overview of the Passion accounts in the four Gospels
Compares the details of the four accounts with attention to similarities and details and how those affect or interpretation and personal faith
Makes the academic work of comparative biblical studies accessible to all in a conversational, teaching approach with personal stories and reflections
Dives into the heart of faith, challenging perceptions, and seeking truth among the varied narratives of the Gospels
- Title: The Final Days: A Lenten Journey through the Gospels
- Author: Matt Rawle
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781791034177, 9781791034160, 1791034160, 1791034179
- Resource ID: LLS:9781791034177
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-30T09:53:37Z
Matt Rawle is Lead Pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church in Bossier City, Louisiana. Matt is an international speaker who loves to tell an old story in a new way, especially at the intersection of pop culture and the church. He is the author of a new series of books titled The Pop in Culture Series. The series includes The Faith of a Mockingbird, Hollywood Jesus, The Salvation of Doctor Who, The Redemption of Scrooge, What Makes a Hero?, and The Gift of the Nutcracker.