Parallel Gospels
A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing
Published on 12. January 2012
Book
Hardback
362 pages
978-0-19-973941-7 (ISBN)
Description
Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing is an indispensable guide that enables readers to examine more easily how and where the early Christian gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Thomas, and Q--agree and disagree. Using his own unique approach to translating the original Greek texts into English, Zeba A. Crook offers the most literal, word-for-word translation available, helping readers to compare the structure, order, style, theology, and vocabulary of each gospel with the others.
Reviews / Votes
"Parallel Gospels is a superb achievement which, in a single stroke, addresses the numerous problems of translation, formatting, and arrangement that have plagued current English synopses. It is a tool that is optimally useful. I don't see any feature of either Aland or Throckmorton that should incline the instructor to keep using them once Crook is available (except, of course, inertia)."--John S. Kloppenborg, University of Toronto"Crook's synopsis is unique among English language synopses for its attention to the original language of the gospels. It allows much more meaningful comparison of the wording of the gospels than does Throckmorton. Because of Crook's careful translation of the texts, students who do not read Greek will have unprecedented access to the verbatim agreements among the synoptic."--Colleen Shantz, University of St. Michael's College
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1185 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-973941-7 (9780199739417)
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Person
Zeba A. Crook is Associate Professor in Religious Studies at Carleton University. He is the author or editor of several books and many articles in New Testament Studies and Christian Origins, and sits on the executive and steering committees of several scholarly societies.
Content
ACKOWLEDGMENTS; PROLOGUES & INFANCY NARRATIVES; THE START OF THE GALILEAN MINISTRY; MATTHEW'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT; THE GALILEAN MINISTRY CONTINUES; LUKE'S SERMON ON THE PLAIN; THE GALILEAN MINISTRY CONTINUES AGAIN; LUKE'S JOURNEY TOWARDS JERUSALEM; JESUS' MINISTRY IN JUDEA; JESUS IN JERUSALEM; THE PASSION NARRATIVES; RESURRECTION NARRATIVES; VOCABULARY KEY