Biblical Studies - New Testament
Interpreting Gospel Narratives
Scenes, People, and Theology
Trade Paper |
The night of his arrest, Jesus spoke to his close followers about two testimonies that would focus on Him: the work of the Holy Spirit and their own personal accounts. Interpreting Gospel Narratives looks exclusively at the testimony given in the Gospels, exploring several ways to enrich our Gospel exegesis so that we may see Christ as clearly as possible.Timothy Wiarda’s book is primarily how-to, discussing questions of exegetical method that will help interpreters and expositors work with Gospel texts. He also discusses methodological questions relating specifically to the narrative material in the Gospels and focuses in on other fine details—the portrayal of individual characters, descriptive elements, the relation between theology and story, and more.
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Timothy Wiarda is professor of New Testament Studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California. Prior to that he taught for fifteen years at Singapore Bible College and has also been a tentmaker in Algeria and pastor of a church for international workers in the Arab country of Oman. He holds degrees from Wheaton College (B.A., M.A.) and London School of Theology (Ph.D.). Wiarda and his wife have two children.
Product Details
| ISBN: 9780805448436 |
Trim Size: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 in |
| Page Count: 256 |
Weight: 1.00lb |
| Binding: Trade Paper | |
| Status: Not Yet Published | Publication Date: April 2010 |
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Interpreting Gospel Narratives “a guide with a deft skill of explanation…”
Working with narrative can be an exercise fraught with interpretive pitfalls and interpretive difficulty. What one needs is a guide with a deft skill of explanation and numerous examples to make the points clear. Interpreting Gospel Narratives is such a book. Discussing character building, structure, how to read for theology and core themes, find OT [...]