Jesus’ Emotions in the Gospels
Overview
Attention is often paid to the events of Jesus’ life, his teaching, and his ministry, but rarely is Jesus’ emotional life considered. The emotional challenges posed throughout the New Testament gain new significance when understood side-by-side with the emotional character of Jesus. In this book, Stephen Voorwinde builds a careful picture of Jesus within the theological framework of each of the Gospels, considering the historical Jesus debate, the synoptic problem, and the individual literary characteristics of each evangelist.
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- Considers the historical Jesus debate and the synoptic problem
- Presents fresh perspectives on the individual literary characteristics of each evangelist
- Explores Jesus within the theological framework of each of the Gospels
- The Compassionate King: Jesus’ Emotions in Matthew’s Gospel
- The ‘Man of Sorrows’: Jesus’ Emotions in Mark’s Gospel
- The Sympthatheic Son: Jesus’ Emotions in Luke’s Gospel
- The Loving Lord: Jesus’ Emotions in John’s Gospel
Top Highlights
“Perhaps one reason is the fact that there are relatively few specific references to Jesus’ emotions in the Gospels. There are only sixty such references in all. By far the most are in John, with a total of twenty-eight occurrences. Next is Mark, with sixteen. Matthew has ten, and Luke just six.” (Page 2)
“affection and compassion for someone’.40 As Robert Roberts further explains, ‘Compassion is a form” (Page 24)
“How many basic emotions are there? Are emotions universal or are they culturally conditioned” (Page 3)
“The situation is a little like four paintings of the same scene at different times of the day or in different weather conditions. The resulting works of art portray different interplays of light and shade, varying nuances of hue and colour, but they are all recognisably of the same scene.” (Pages 6–7)
“They had faith, but not obedience. In spite of his insistence that no one should know about it, ‘they went and spread the news about him all over that region’ (v. 31).” (Page 23)
In a trail blazing study of Jesus’ emotions in the Gospels, Stephen Voorwinde shows that the Jesus of Scripture is not an iconic statue with a heart of stone inside. Instead, he presents to us the fully orbed humanity of a compassionate king, a suffering servant, a sympathetic prophet, and a loving Lord. Voorwinde’s study reminds me of what the writer to the Hebrews said about Jesus, that ‘he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God.’ An informative read for anyone interested in the Gospels or Christology.
—Michael F. Bird, Bible College of Queensland, Australia
Recognizing the emotions of Jesus, Voorwinde concludes, has implications that are both theological (emphasizing Jesus’ authentic humanity) and pastoral (emphasizing Jesus’ sufferings and the cost of discipleship).
—The Bible Today
- Title: Jesus’ Emotions in the Gospels
- Author: Stephen Voorwinde
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Humanity--Biblical teaching; Jesus Christ › Psychology; Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Emotions › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9780567620408, 9780567430618, 0567620409, 0567430618
- Resource ID: LLS:JSEMTNSGSPLS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:56:59Z
Reviews
1 rating
Richard
1/17/2022
To study Jesus Character is always a thrilling experience. This works helps you with that. It wants to show the importance of the human emotions of Christ and the importance of it on the Christian life. At the beginning of the book, I was excited about the book. However, sometimes it became a kind of exegesis instead of showing how the emotion of Jesus can shape the believer in holiness. Still, it is a well-written book, which could have been a bit more practical and interesting.