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Title: Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels by Darrell L. Bock ISBN: 0-8010-2370-X Publisher: Baker Academic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An impressive contribution to Christian Theological Studies
Comment: Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring The Portrait From the Gospels is an extensive and erudite account by Darrell L. Bock (Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary) that strives to piece together a thorough and accurate portrait of Jesus Christ as drawn from the synoptic gospels, as well as an analysis of Jesus' portrayal in The Book of John. No effort is spared in the scrutinizing of close detail resulting in a truly scholarly and meticulous reconstruction which presents the reader with a clear and cohesive portrait of the Christ himself. Jesus According To Scripture is a welcome and impressive contribution to Christian Theological Studies in general, and those who seek a clearer understanding of the Gospel depiction of the role and personhood of Jesus in particular.
Rating: 5
Summary: Two Thumbs up for Darrell Bock!
Comment: This scholarly, yet approachable volume on the life of Jesus will appeal to both scholars and interested laypeople alike. While not exactly dumbing down, Bock writes in a style that would allow one not familiar with the technical sources cited to breeze over that material and get to the heart of Jesus' teachings.
Bock masterfully synthesizes the Gospels into a coherent, thematic picture of the Jesus of history. Bock's methodology uses very technical synoptics to piece together the gospel accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus and present the "portrait from the Gospels." The history of the life of Christ comes alive, and Bock draws on historical and cultural data to further the reader's understanding of the texts.
Most will find the overview of the four gospels at the beginning a good introduction (or a great refresher) to the historical and form issues of each.
Most excitingly, Bock deals a devastating blow to critical scholars (i.e. John Dominic Crossan, and his minions)who seek to undermine the credibility of the gospel accounts of the life of Christ. After reading this work, it becomes very apparent that these Jesus "scholars" are far from scholarly in their treatment of the life of Christ. They are simply revisionist historians making attempts to form their own portrait of Christ and read it back into the gospels. Bock doesn't argue against these fascimiles of biblical scholars in this volume, but his portrait of Christ makes it clear that theirs are thoroughly counterfeit.
I give Bock's book two thumbs up. A refreshing alternative to the critical garbage we've all been forced to put up with for the last century. At last, a biography of Jesus that is evangelical, scholarly, intelectually stimulating, and a historically accurate picture of the life and ministry of Christ.
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Title: Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods by Darrell L. Bock ISBN: 080102451X Publisher: Baker Academic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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Title: Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Asking by Darrell L., Ph.D Bock, Francis J. Moloney ISBN: 0785260463 Publisher: Nelson Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Bible Knowledge Key Word Study: The Gospels by Darrell L. Bock ISBN: 0781434440 Publisher: Cook Communications Ministries Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey by Craig Blomberg ISBN: 0805410589 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview by J. P. Moreland, William Lane Craig ISBN: 0830826947 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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