Jesus Christ Matt Mark Luke

by Jack Dean Kingsbury

Book Overview

Written to Supplement the Proclamation Commentaries volumes, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, this book not only enables the reader to get a better grasp of the similarities and differences in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800605969
• ISBN13: 9780800605964
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Jack Kingsbury here presents a volume which traces common themes found in the three synoptic gospels as well as in the Q source. In general the chapter structures are well laid out, I appreciate the parallel exploration of themes in the various Gospels, and the fleshing out of how they intersect and where their messages diverge. I admit that I was a little bothered by the heavy emphasis placed upon Q. I realize the theory of Q is widely accepted, however I find some mental exercises such as trying to reconstruct it from pieces of other gospels, to be somewhat specious. I think Kingsbury treats Q well, but perhaps too well, basing conclusions on hypotheses which are tenuous at times. In general this is a nice reference book to have when diving into a deeper exploration of the synoptic gospels.