Connecting Gospels

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The volume contains three parts which map onto the life of Jesus. Part 1, Beginnings, contains four essays that address issues related to the backstory of Jesus or different configurations of the birth accounts. The second part turns to aspects of Jesus's ministry, particularly the accounts of Jesus in Nazareth, engagement with Jews and the role of women. The final part focuses on the passion accounts and eschatology.Each essay brings important insights on the relationships of the ancient texts. The studies expose the complex interactions of these texts and the variety of ways in which the texts were employed in the ancient world. While each essay makes a contribution to the study of individual gospels, the volume as a whole raises important and difficult questions. * Jason Maston, Religious Studies Review * This volume contains thought-provoking exploration in crossing the canonical divide in gospel writings * Thomas Haviland-Pabst, Criswell Theological Review * This is a valuable and often technical collection of essays. * Andrew Gregory, University College, Anvil * This excellent volume is completed by Jens Schroeter, who traces the presentation of Jesus in early Christian gospels. His contribution reinforces the conclusions of many of the essays: non-canonical gospels should be seen as much as a development of the gospel tradition as Matthew and Luke's reworking of Mark. Evangelists, whether canonical or not, were engaged in the continuing development of the Jesus tradition, writing gospels that were designed to complement, supplement or even compete with those that came before. * Francis Watson and Sarah Parkhouse, Journal for the Study of the New Testament *