The Gospels and Jesus
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Jesus of Nazareth and the four New Testament gospels continue to fascinate people from many cultural and religious backgrounds. Who was Jesus? Are Christian claims about him supported by solid historical evidence? How reliable are the evangelists portraits of Jesus which were written some forty to fifty years after his crucifixion? These questions can be explored only on the basis of a sound grasp of the intensions and methods of the four evangelists. The Gospels and Jesus provides a clear and scholarly int