Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York : Viking, 2008.
Description
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.
LCC
BS2555.52.W55 2008
Awards
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize (Non-Fiction — 2008)
Physical description
209 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
9780670018710
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