Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels

by James D. G. Dunn

Overview

Compact, intelligent primer on the New Testament from a renowned scholar In this coherent and integrated introduction to basic issues in the study of the New Testament, James Dunn has gathered texts from three sets of lectures that he gave in 2009 to Catholic and Jewish audiences in Italy, Spain, and Israel. Each of these lectures aimed to introduce otherwise well-informed people to topics that were new or unfamiliar to them -- making this book ideal for readers and students of various theological backgrounds both within and beyond the Christian community. Some of the topics illuminated by Dunn in this volume: * Where, why, and how the Gospels were written and what we should expect from them * The reliability and historicity of the Gospels * The continuing significance of the Apostle Paul and his teaching * Points of continuity and discontinuity between the teaching of Jesus and of Paul -- and how to bridge the two

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802866455
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/01/2011
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James D. G. Dunn (1939-2020) was a renowned New Testament scholar and the longtime Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His numerous books include The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Jesus according to the New Testament, and the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Personal Introduction xii

List of Abbreviations xviii

Part 1 What Are The Gospels?

1 Fact or Fiction? How Reliable Are the Gospels? 3

2 Between Jesus and the Gospels 22

3 The Birth of a New Genre: Mark and the Synoptic Gospels 45

4 A Very Different Version! John as a Source for the Historical Jesus 70

Part 2 From Jesus to Paul

5 From Jesus' Proclamation to Paul's Gospel 95

Part 3 The Bimillennial Paul

6 Who Did Paul Think He Was? 119

7 Apostle or Apostate? 133

8 The Gospel - for All Who Believe 148

9 The Church - Paul's Trinitarian Ecclesiology 165

Bibliography 181

Index of Bible and Other Ancient Writings 185

Index of Authors 197

Index of Subjects 200

Editorial Reviews

Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels forms both a capstone and an introduction to Jimmy Dunn’s groundbreaking works about the beginnings of Christianity. If I had only one volume to put in the hands of someone who asked, ‘Where do I begin to read Dunn?’ this would be the book.”
— Scot McKnight
North Park University

“In this clear and insightful book, James Dunn offers a concise yet panoramic view of the origins of the early Jesus movement — a subject in which he has long been a proven master.”
— Bruce W. Longenecker
Baylor University

“Anyone seeking an introduction to Jesus, Paul, the Gospels, and their interconnections will find no better book than this. The fruit of a lifetime of research by a master scholar-teacher, it is vintage Dunn: clear, concise, creative, and credible.”
— Michael J. Gorman
St. Mary’s Seminary and University

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