The Four Witnesses: The Rebel, the Rabbi, the Chronicler, and the Mystic

by Robin Griffith-Jones

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"In The Four Witnesses, Robin Griffith-Jones brings the stories of Jesus to life for the contemporary reader as he revives the original power and intent of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as individual witnesses. He presents a lively discussion of how and why each of the four gospels was written, considering the substance and style of the testimony itself as well as the unique context of each story. Rather than entering into the current historical Jesus debates, he offers a show more fresh reading of the texts with new questions in mind, the same questions, often highly personal, that each gospel writer sought to address in his own work. For them, as for us, Jesus presented an enigmatic, challenging future. By seeking insight into the mystery of his life and work, they hoped to find a new way to see the world and to understand our relationship with God."--Jacket. show less

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Robin Griffith-Jones served as chaplain and taught New Testament for several years at Lincoln College, Oxford University. He was recently named Master of the Temple Church in London.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
226.06ReligionThe BibleGospels and Acts
LCC
BS2555.2 .G695Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionThe BibleThe BibleNew TestamentSpecial parts of the New Testament
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