{"product_id":"four-portraits-one-jesus-workbook-guided-reading-projects-and-exercises-in-the-gospels-9780310109761","title":"Four Portraits, One Jesus Workbook: Guided Reading Projects and Exercises in the Gospels","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis workbook accompanies Mark L. Strauss's \u003cem\u003eFour Portraits, One Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e. Following the textbook's structure, it offers readings from the Gospels, activities, and exercises designed to support the students' learning experience and enhance their comprehension of what can be known from the Gospels about the central defining subject of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFour Portraits, One Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is a thorough yet accessible introduction to the four biblical Gospels and their subject, the life and person of Jesus. Like different artists rendering the same subject using different styles and points of view, the Gospels paint four highly distinctive portraits of the same remarkable Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clarity and insight, Mark Strauss illuminates these four books addressing the following important areas: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst he addresses the nature, origin, methods for study, and historical, religious, and cultural backgrounds of the Gospels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe then moves on to closer study of each narrative and its contribution to our understanding of Jesus, investigating things such as plot, characters, and theme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinally, he pulls it all together with a detailed examination of what the Gospels teach about Jesus' ministry, message, death, and resurrection, with excursions into the quest for the historical Jesus and the historical reliability of the Gospels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark L. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310109761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrauss, Mark L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark L. Strauss\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, Aberdeen) is university professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary, where he has served since 1993. His books include \u003cem\u003eFour Portraits, One Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHow to Read the Bible in Changing Times\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Bible Companion\u003c\/em\u003e; and commentaries on Mark and Luke. He also serves as vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mark L. Strauss \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48229463261341,"sku":"9780310109761","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3fecdb46-a4fe-4db9-a455-9d9ce6c6caf9.jpg?v=1778576374","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/four-portraits-one-jesus-workbook-guided-reading-projects-and-exercises-in-the-gospels-9780310109761","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}