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2008

Format:	Book
Author:	Wills, Garry, 1934-
Title:	What the Gospels meant / Garry Wills.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Viking, 2008.
Description:	209 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:	Examines the goals, methods, and styles of the evangelists and how these shaped the gospels' messages. The earliest book, Mark, emphasizes Jesus the sufferer; in Matthew, Jesus the teacher; in Luke, Jesus the reconciler; and in John, Jesus the mystic.
Subjects:	Bible. Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:	Inroduction: What is a Gospel? -- Mark : report from the suffering body of Jesus -- Persecution in Syria -- Messianic signs -- Mark's artistry -- Matthew : report from the teaching body of Jesus -- Birth narrative -- Sermon on the mount -- Death and resurrection -- Luke : report from the reconciling body of Jesus -- Nativity -- A Jesus for outcasts -- A healing death -- John : report from the mystical body of Jesus -- Word into world -- The inner life -- Life out of death -- Epilogue: How to read the Gospels.
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LCCN:	2007023128
ISBN:	9780670018710 0670018716 9780739499726 0739499726 9780143115120 014311512X
Other Number:	141483750
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Control Number:	805951
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Call Number:	226.06 Wills

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