Contents: The four gospels : distinctive voices. Overviews of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- Jesus according to the Synoptists. The birth and childhood of Jesus : the hope of promise (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) ; The backdrop to Jesus' ministry : John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptations (Matt. 3:1-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:1-4:13) ; The initial portrait of Jesus' Galilean ministry : teaching, healing, and controversy (Matt. 4:12-25; Mark 1:14-3:19a; Luke 4:14-6:16) ; Jesus' teaching on relating to God and others : the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt. 5:1-7:29; Luke 6:20-49) ; More Galilean ministry : miracles, mission to the outcasts, and discipleship in the face of opposition (Matt. 8:1-12:50; Luke 7:1-8:3; Mark 3:19b-35) ; From kingdom teaching to confession : how the disciples began to understand Jesus (Matt. 13:1-16:12; Mark 4:1-8:26; Luke 8:4-9:17) ; Confession and prediction : the new reality, pt. 1 (Matt. 16:13-18:35; Mark 8:27-9:50; Luke 9:18-50) ; Toward Jerusalem : the new reality, pt. 2 (Luke 9:51-18:14) ; Continuing toward Jerusalem : ministry in Judea and final lessons (Matt. 19:1-21:9; Mark 10:1-11:10; Luke 18:15-19:44) ; The Passion week : controversy, prediction of judgment and return, trial, death, and resurrection (Matt. 21:10-28:20; Mark 11:11-16:8; Luke 19:45-24:53) -- Jesus according to John. Introducing Jesus in John's gospel : the Word incarnate and the first witnesses : John the Baptist and the disciples (John 1) ; The book of signs : before the hour (John 2-12) ; The book of glory : the farewell discourse and the Johannine Passion account : the hour has come (John 13-21) -- A theological portrait of Jesus. Major themes in the evangelists' portrait of Jesus' theology : the kingdom and the uniquely authoritative one in act and word. Abstract: Bock begins his work with a brief overview of each Gospel, surveying its structure, themes, authorship, setting, and date. He then offers an examination of Jesus as portrayed in the Synoptic Gospels presented together, without harmonizing them. Next, Bock provides a detailed analysis of the Fourth Gospel's portrayal of Jesus. He finishes with a summary of the main theological themes found throughout the Gospels. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-655) and indexes. Published in: Grand Rapids, Mich. Physical description: 704 pages ; 24 cm.

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