Four gospels, one Jesus? : a symbolic reading

Burridge, Richard A. 1955- (Author).

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ISBN: 0-8028-0876-X
Physical Description: print
regular print
xiv, 191 s. : il. ; 20 cm
Publisher: Grand Rapids : William B. Eerdmans, c1994

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1. Four Gospels,... Four portraits. What are the gospels?: Genre. How did the gospels come to be written?: Sources. What sorts of material do the gospels contain?: Forms. What about the authors?: Redaction and composition. Literary approaches to the texts: Narrative and readers. Creativity and inspiration: Criticism of scripture. The four living creatures: The allocation of the symbols to the gospels. The four symbols as visual teaching aids: Reasons and explanations. From Jerome to the Book of Kells: The illuminated gospels -- 2. The Roar of the Lion - Mark's Jesus. The lion's appearance: Symbolism and meaning. The bounding lion: Mark's style, structure, and narrative technique. The beast of conflict: Opposition and ministry, Mark 1-8. The lion and his pride: The role of the disciples. What kind of animal is this creature?: Identity and interlude, Mark 8-10. Jerusalem - the lion's lair or robbers' den?: The Temple, Mark 11-13. In at the kill: The Passion, Mark 14-15.