JESUS: The Four Gospels Combined in One Narrative Charles Templeton HC/DJ 1973 M

Description: JESUS The Four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Combined in One Narrative and Rendered into Modern EnglishEdited by Charles B. Templeton and Others_________________ Hardcover with dust jacket; 222 pages; Size Approx. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2.Published by Simon and Schuster; 1973, first edition.Details: "Virtually all that is known about Jesus is in the New Testament. But when one picks up a copy of the Bible, the obstacles are many and forbidding. To learn the full story it is necessary to read all four gospels. To someone unfamiliar with the New Testament, this is an intimidating task. To begin, there are the confusing similarities and variations in many of the incidents in the synoptics (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), and before the reader gets to John it is probable that the initial enthusiasm will have flagged. The different style and content of John only compounds the confusion."It was for precisely these reasons that this book, JESUS, was prepared. Its principal purpose is to inform a reader in the easiest possible way about the Jesus Christ of the of the New Testament. To achieve this, the four gospels have been woven together into one narrative. That narrative has been rendered in a modern English paraphrase and has been printed in a style familiar to the contemporary reader. Every event in the gospels and every word Jesus spoke has been included. No interpretive additions have been made."It should be understood that what is presented here is not, nor does it purport to be, another translation of the gospels: it is a synthesis of the gospels rendered in a paraphrase. Some biblical scholars hold that such a synthesis is neither possible nor desirable, and maintain that the fourfold picture in indispensable to a full understanding of Jesus and of Christianity's beginnings. The editors of this book would concur but would assure also that, while each of the four narratives is unique and irreplaceable, the whole is infinitely richer than any one. Further, it is the hope of the editors that this book will motivate many to undertake a careful examination of the four gospels. To encourage this, an Index has been included, listing each of the sources in the gospels on which each page of the synthesis has been based." A fine addition for your bookshelf!Condition: Bookplate in the front, small brown stain on the edge of the last 23 pages, otherwise in very good condition with a solid binding and clean pages. Dust jacket is very good. 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