Jesus Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke: The New Testament Witnesses for Preaching

by Jack Dean Kingsbury

Book Overview

Written to Supplement the Proclamation Commentaries volumes, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, this book not only enables the reader to get a better grasp of the similarities and differences in the christological pictures of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but - by taking into account the scholarly discussion of the sayings-source Q - it also broadens the scope of the entire series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157910987X
• ISBN13: 9781579109875
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Short and Useful

Jack Kingsbury here presents a volume which traces common themes found in the three synoptic gospels as well as in the Q source. In general the chapter structures are well laid out, I appreciate the parallel exploration of themes in the various Gospels, and the fleshing out of how they intersect and where their messages diverge. I admit that I was a little bothered by the heavy emphasis placed upon Q. I realize the theory of Q is widely accepted, however I find some mental exercises such as trying to reconstruct it from pieces of other gospels, to be somewhat specious. I think Kingsbury treats Q well, but perhaps too well, basing conclusions on hypotheses which are tenuous at times. In general this is a nice reference book to have when diving into a deeper exploration of the synoptic gospels.