The Four Witnesses

by Griffith-Jones, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780062516473
• ISBN10: 0062516477
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-16
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Identifies the personalities behind the four Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, citing how the experiences and styles of each contributed to the makings of four very different stories on Christ's life, work, and death.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
PROLOGUE
The Four Greatest Stories Ever Told	3	(18)
Joy of Man's Desiring	21	(28)
BOOK I: MARK'S STORY
Introduction to Mark	45	(4)
Storm Warning	49	(19)
Composing the Story	68	(35)
From Mark to Matthew	90	(9)
BOOK II: MATTHEW'S STORY
Introduction to Matthew	99	(4)
The Promised Land?	103	(37)
The Old Israel and the New	140	(51)
From Matthew to Luke	177	(12)
BOOK III: LUKE'S STORY
Introduction to Luke	189	(2)
The Birth of the Church	191	(38)
The Old Order and the New	229	(56)
From Luke to John	267	(14)
BOOK IV: JOHN'S STORY
Introduction to John	281	(4)
From the Beginning to the End	285	(32)
The Trial	317	(25)
Dark Splendor	342	(41)
``It Is Completed''	378	(5)
EPILOGUE
The Last Act	383