The Five Gospels

by Funk, Robert W.; Hoover, Roy W.; Jesus Seminar

• ISBN13: 9780944344576
• ISBN10: 0944344577
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-31
• Publisher: Polebridge Pr Westar Inst

Summary

A "fifth gospel" (the gnostic gospel of Thomas) is employed by this team of international scholars to bring out a "fuller picture" of who Jesus really was. This is the controversial "Jesus Seminar" volume.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Scholars Version Translation Panel
The Scholars Version
Abbreviations
How To Use This Book
Introduction
The Search for the Real Jesus: Darwin, Scopes, and All That	p. 1
The Seven Pillars of Scholarly Wisdom	p. 2
The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith	p. 5
Text Detectives and Manuscript Sleuths: The Gospels in Greek	p. 8
A Map of Gospel Relationships	p. 9
Rules of Written Evidence	p. 16
From the Gospels to Jesus: The Rules of Oral Evidence	p. 25
Beads and Boxes: The Jesus Seminar at Work	p. 34
The Gospel of Mark	p. 39
The Gospel of Matthew	p. 129
The Gospel of Luke	p. 271
The Gospel of John	p. 401
The Gospel of Thomas	p. 471
Roster of the Fellows of the Jesus Seminar	p. 533
Suggestions for Further Study	p. 538
Dictionary of Terms and Sources	p. 542
Index of Red and Pink Letter Sayings	p. 549
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