Description
New Commentary Series by Noted Father-Son Team Explores the Gospels as "Jesus' Greatest Hits"
For all that they include, the New Testament gospels represent only a small portion of Jesus' entire public ministry. The Gospel of John even notes that Jesus performed many other signs, which, had they been recorded, would have filled the world. As amalgamations of the greatest things that Jesus ever said and did, the gospels are, in a sense, his "Greatest Hits."
In this first volume of a four-volume series on the gospels, the father-son team of noted biblical scholar Frederick Dale Bruner and award-winning theologian and pastor Michael Mears Bruner explore both the popular hits and the deep cuts found in the gospels. In addition, while recent scholarship has often lamented the division between not only biblical studies and theology but also the separation between biblical commentary and the wider culture, this father-son team seeks to overcome false dichotomies by bridging the gap between disciplines and bringing the gospels and culture (literature, art, music, and philosophy) into deep conversation. In the process, they demonstrate that the gospels were not meant to be theological tracts but were intended to be manuals for living. Jesus wasn't simply telling his followers what to believe but showing his disciples how to live.
Inspired by a life-long conversation between father and son and representing decades of serious scholarship, each volume is written in a single, accessible voice that offers a resource for both the classroom and the study, for both learning and living.
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About the Authors
Table of Contents
SIDE A
Chapters 1–4: A New Genesis
Chapter 1: The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus
Chapter 2: The Introduction of Jesus
Chapter 3: The Initiation of Jesus
Chapter 4: In the Beginning (of Jesus’ Ministry)
Chapters 5–7: Jesus’ Sermon(s) on the Mount
Chapter 5: On Christian Mercy
Chapter 6: On Christian Practice
Chapter 7: On Christian Ethics
Chapters 8–9: Healing Miracles
Chapter 8: Jesus’ Healing of Nature (Human and “Mother”)
Chapter 9: Jesus’ Healings from Bondage (Personal and Social)
Chapters 10–17: The Contours of Christ’s (and a Christian’s) Life
Chapter 10: Christian Hospitality
Chapter 11: Who Jesus Is (ΙΧΘΥΣ)
Chapter 12: Who Jesus Says He Is
Chapter 13: Jesus’ First Parables
Chapter 14: Jesus: A Day in the Life
Inter-Mission: The “Real” Jesus
SIDE B
Chapter 15: Christianity v. Christendom
Chapter 16: Jesus’ Discipleship Address
Chapter 17: Sources of Christian Authority
Chapters 18–20: Christian Praxis
Chapter 18: The Gift of Christian Weakness
Chapter 19: Home Economics
Chapter 20: Gospel Priorities and Reappraisals
Chapters 21–23: Christ’s (and a Christian’s) Identity
Chapter 21: Christ: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Chapter 22: Christians: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Chapter 23: Seven Woes for Seven Leadership Styles
Chapters 24–25: The End of the World (as We Know It)
Chapter 24: The Beginning of the End
Chapter 25: The Middle of the End
Chapters 26–28: Passions, Betrayals, and the End of the Beginning
Chapter 26: Prelude to Passion
Chapter 27: Betrayers and Betrayals
Chapter 28: The End Is Where We Start From
Conclusion
Notes
Index