What the Gospels Meant | Garry Wills | What the Gospels Meant

What the Gospels Meant | Garry Wills | What the Gospels Meant

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	What the Gospels Meant Garry Wills Viking Adult, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills interprets the four Gospels

Garry Wills?s recent New York Times bestselling books What Jesus Meant and What Paul Meant were tour-de-force interpretations of the teachings of Jesus and the Apostle Paul. Now Wills turns his remarkable gift for biblical analysis to the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Wills brilliantly examines the goals, methods, and styles of the evangelists and how these shaped the gospels? messages. The earliest book, Mark, emphasizes Jesus the sufferer; in Matthew, Jesus the teacher; in Luke, Jesus the reconciler; and in John, Jesus the mystic. Hailed as ?one of the most intellectually interesting and doctrinally heterodox Christians writing today? (The New York Times Book Review), Wills guides readers through the maze of meanings that have accrued around these foundational texts, revealing their essential Christian truths. What the Gospels Meant will prove to be a valuable source of wisdom and inspiration for all.

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What the Gospels Meant

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What the Gospels Meant

Very interesting premises. Well written. Wonder what the other titles from this author would be like.

Thought provoking

If you have ever had questions about Biblical history this will give you cause for much thought. The author remains true to the truth that salvation is only through Christ. He utilizes his own translation, which makes a reader compare to their own favorite translations. Very conservative readers might be offended by Wills' pointing out differences between the book of Acts and the Pauline letters. I found myself studying the Scriptural references more carefully.

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Continuing the Search for the Real Jesus

Garry Wills' knowledge of ancient Greek drives this discourse where he continually reminds us to consider the historical setting of Jesus' life, the motivation of each gospel writer in telling his story, and the importance they all placed on linking Jesus with the Jewish scripture and prophecies. For myself? I see the search for Jesus' true mission and message going on and on, but with his core teachings of love, acceptance, and faith in God surviving the scrutiny.

I don't believe it but an interesting book none-the-less

I got the feeling that the Gospels were reviewed as if they were written by Faulkner, Hemingway, T.S. Eliot and James Joyce. Lots of talk about symbolism and references to the "Sacred Writing" as there is in reviews of the previously named authors.
Mr. Wills is writing as a believer and this makes his comments biased.
Still, Mr. Wills is an engaging writer and I finished the book.

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