Jesus the God-Man: The Unity and Diversity of the Gospel Portrayals

by Darrell L. Bock, Benjamin I. Simpson

Overview

What the Gospels Tell Us about Who Jesus Is

This clear, compact introduction surveys what the Gospels tell us about who Jesus is by exploring his teachings and actions in their contexts. Darrell Bock, a leading evangelical New Testament scholar who speaks and teaches around the world, and Benjamin Simpson treat the Gospels as reliable sources for a plausible portrait of Jesus. Condensing years of extensive study on the topic, this handy, readable textbook presents fresh ways to understand the Gospels, especially the Synoptics in comparison with John.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801097782
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,078,299
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Darrell L. Bock (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is executive director for cultural engagement at the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas, where he also serves as senior research professor of New Testament studies.

Benjamin I. Simpson (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of New Testament studies and director of resource development at the Washington, DC, campus of Dallas Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. Preparation: Birth, John the Baptist, and the Temptations
2. Jesus's Central Message: The Kingdom of God
3. The Nature of the Kingdom: Presence, Realm, Ethics, Messiah, and the Father
4. Jesus's Titles: Who Is Jesus?
5. Jesus's Teaching and Actions: Showing Who He Is
6. Jesus's Community of the New Era: The Calling of Those Who Respond
7. The Vindication to Come: Warning to Israel, Gentile Inclusion, and the Son of Man's Return to Judge
8. Jesus's Final Week: A Dispute over Authority
Conclusion
Indexes

Editorial Reviews

05/23/2016
Bock (Jesus According to Scripture) undertakes a finely-grained reading of the four Gospels, interweaving their materials to offer a picture of Jesus as a "God-Man": human, more than ordinary, and also a divine being who assumed human flesh. Bock, a prolific writer and New Testament scholar teaching at Dallas Theological Seminary, looks closely at what all the Gospel texts show Jesus doing; his focus shifts from Jesus as a teacher who utters profound sayings to Jesus as a unique and miracle-working "Son of Man" who authoritatively proclaimed a kingdom of God. Bock knows his material, citing parallel gospel passages and key scholarly interpreters, including himself. The attention he pays to text is formidable and best appreciated by advanced students of biblical studies. New Testament scholars will gain much wisdom from Bock's sensitivity to textual detail and challenge to received distinctions between the synoptic and Johannine gospel accounts; others will ask why his portrait of Christ is so credulous. Those who want to argue with his reading of scripture as God's self-revelation will need to do their hermeneutical homework. (June)

Publishers Weekly