Jesus according to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels

by Darrell L. Bock, Benjamin I. Simpson

Overview

While noting how details of the canonical presentation of Jesus relate to first-century Palestinian culture, Jesus according to Scripture is not a historical study of Jesus. Instead, it seeks to show the coherent portrait of Jesus that emerges from the Gospels, a portrait that is rooted in history and yet has produced its own historical and cultural impact.

Bock begins with a brief overview of each Gospel, surveying its structure, themes, authorship, setting, and date. He then offers a detailed, unit-by-unit examination of Jesus as portrayed in the Synoptic Gospels, followed by an analysis of Jesus portrayal in John. He finishes with a summary of the themes found throughout the Gospels, thus unifying them into a cohesive portrait.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493400416
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/31/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	768
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Darrell L. Bock (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is executive director for cultural engagement at the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas, where he also serves as senior research professor of New Testament studies.

Benjamin I. Simpson (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament studies at the Washington, DC, campus of Dallas Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

	Gospel References by Unit	7
	Preface	15
	Introduction	17
	List of Abbreviations	19
Part 1	The Four Gospels: Distinctive Voices	23
1.	Overviews of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John	25
Part 2	Jesus according to the Synoptists	45
2.	The Birth and Childhood of Jesus: The Hope of Promise (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2)	51
3.	The Backdrop to Jesus' Ministry: John the Baptist, Jesus' Baptism and Temptations (Matt. 3:1-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:1-4:13)	77
4.	The Initial Portrait of Jesus' Galilean Ministry: Teaching, Healing, and Controversy (Matt. 4:12-25; Mark 1:14-3:19a; Luke 4:14-6:16)	92
5.	Jesus' Teaching on Relating to God and Others: The Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt. 5:1-7:29; Luke 6:20-49)	124
6.	More Galilean Ministry: Miracles, Mission to the Outcasts, and Discipleship in the Face of Opposition (Matt. 8:1-12:50; Luke 7:1-8:3; Mark 3:19b-35)	156
7.	From Kingdom Teaching to Confession: How the Disciples Began to Understand Jesus (Matt. 13:1-16:12; Mark 4:1-8:26; Luke 8:4-9:17)	198
8.	Confession and Prediction: The New Reality--Part 1 (Matt. 16:13-18:35; Mark 8:27-9:50; Luke 9:18-50)	229
9.	Toward Jerusalem: The New Reality--Part 2 (Luke 9:51-18:14)	248
10.	Continuing toward Jerusalem: Ministry in Judea and Final Lessons (Matt. 19:1-21:9; Mark 10:1-11:10; Luke 18:15-19:44)	297
11.	The Passion Week: Controversy, Prediction of Judgment and Return, Trial, Death, and Resurrection (Matt. 21:10-28:20; Mark 11:11-16:8; Luke 19:45-24:53)	317
Part 3	Jesus according to John	407
12.	Introducing Jesus in John's Gospel: The Word Incarnate and the First Witnesses--John the Baptist and the Disciples (John 1)	409
13.	The Book of Signs: Before the Hour (John 2-12)	423
14.	The Book of Glory: The Farewell Discourse and the Johannine Passion Account--The Hour Has Come (John 13-21)	491
Part 4	A Theological Portrait of Jesus	559
15.	Major Themes in the Evangelists' Portrait of Jesus' Theology: The Kingdom and the Uniquely Authoritative One in Act and Word	561
	Selected Bibliography	649
	Index of Subjects	657
	Index of Modern Authors	667
	Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings	671