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Available
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Publication
New York : Viking, 2008.
Awards
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize (Non-Fiction — 2008)
Physical description
209 p.; 22 cm
User reviews
LibraryThing member Doondeck
Wills gives a good explanation of the Gospels not as mere narrative but different aspects of Scripture teaching us. The emphasis on the Hebrew Scripture is important and the key to understanding the Christian Scripture and the early Church.
LibraryThing member DrT
What the Gospels Meant by Garry Wills
Why I picked this book up: I really picked this book up because of the title. I was looking for an educational read.
Why I finished this book: I found this book informative and appreciated Wills’ insight into the differences in the four Gospels how each was
Rating: I’d give this book a 4 star rating out of 5 stars. Overall I got out of it what I wanted. I’d recommend picking it up.
Why I picked this book up: I really picked this book up because of the title. I was looking for an educational read.
Why I finished this book: I found this book informative and appreciated Wills’ insight into the differences in the four Gospels how each was
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written for different audiences and to serve different purposes. Basically I like to learn and I find things that bore other pretty gratifying many times. I was not bored with this book at all and wanted to read the whole thing in depth to find out what I could learn. Rating: I’d give this book a 4 star rating out of 5 stars. Overall I got out of it what I wanted. I’d recommend picking it up.
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LibraryThing member jburlinson
A decent enough overview of the gospels, drawing heavily from the writings of Joel Marcus (for Mark) and Raymond E. Brown (for everything else). Probably the most interesting aspect of the book is Wills' personal translations of the Greek, although he may be straining a bit for novelty at times:
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e.g. "blessed are the poor in their own minds." Show Less