Fortress Introduction to the Gospels

With clarity and verve, Mark Allan Powell describes the contents and structure of the Gospels, their distinctive characteristics, and their major themes. An introductory chapter surveys the political, religious, and social world of the Gospels, methods of approaching early Christian texts, the genre of the Gospels, and the religious character of these writing. Included also are comments on the Gospels that are not found in the New Testament. Special features, including illustrations and more than two dozen special topics, enhance this convenient volume.

• Synopsis of the Four Gospels, Revised Standard Version
• The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries
• Who Wrote the Bible?
• The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
• Synopsis of the Four Gospels
• True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary
• The Rule of Saint Benedict
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
• The Gospel of Matthew: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version