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Informationen zum Autor Mark L. Strauss (PhD! Aberdeen) is university professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary! where he has served since 1993. His books include Four Portraits! One Jesus ; How to Read the Bible in Changing Times ; The Essential Bible Companion ; and commentaries on Mark and Luke. He also serves as vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version translation. Zusammenfassung To Christians worldwide! the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history! the object of faith! hope! and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus! study of the four biblical Gospels is essential. Four Portraits! One Jesus is a thorough yet accessible introduction to these documents and their subject! the life and person of Jesus. Like different artists rendering the same subject using different styles and points of view! the Gospels paint four highly distinctive portraits of the same remarkable Jesus. With clarity and insight! Mark Strauss illuminates these four books! first addressing their nature! origin! methods for study! and historical! religious! and cultural backgrounds. He then moves on to closer study of each narrative and its contribution to our understanding of Jesus! investigating things such as plot! characters! and theme. Finally! he pulls it all together with a detailed examination of what the Gospels teach about Jesus’ ministry! message! death! and resurrection! with excursions into the quest for the historical Jesus and the historical reliability of the Gospels.
