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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e
Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento
The Books of the New Testament: The Gospels

Chapter Objectives

What you will learn in this chapter:

  • What a gospel is and how to approach them as historical documents
  • Why scholars distinguish between the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) and the Gospel of John
  • How scholars reconstruct the background, sources, and chronological order of the gospels
  • The particular perspective of each of the gospels and their individual portraits of Jesus









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