

An "electrifying [and] compulsively readable" new translation of the Gospels, destined to become a definitive edition of these canonical texts, from "one of our greatest living translators" (The Christian Science Monitor) "For anyone wanting to read the Gospels...

A remarkable and accessible new translation of the Gospels, destined to become a definitive edition of these canonical texts, from one of today's most respected translators of ancient literature "Electrifying . . . [Ruden transforms] these most familiar of ancient...

For millennia, the first four books of the New Testament have not only supported the central tenets of Christianity but have also proved to be formative texts for the modern Western world. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ--but...

For millennia, the first four books of the New Testament have not only supported the central tenets of Christianity but have also proved to be formative texts for the modern Western world. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ--but...