Description
Synopsis:
A classic since 1949, Gospel Parallels presents Matthew, Mark, and Luke printed side-by-side for easy and enlightening comparative study. Now fully revised and updated using the NRSV, it features a more readable type face and a new, even more effective system for comparison.
Using a parallel arrangement of columns, Gospel Parallels highlights differences and similarities in language and chronology between the first three Gospels. This unique reference tool will benefit anyone interested in examining the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Preachers will find this work useful for creating a complete picture of the life of Christ. Students of the English Bible will use it to come to their own conclusions about the variations in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. And advanced scholars will use the scholarly apparatus to study the textual variations in the earliest known Greek and Latin Manuscripts of the Gospels.
Features:
- Easy-to-follow system of comparison
- Textual notes for in-depth study of biblical manuscripts
- Noncanonical parallels to the Gospel text
- Text from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
This 5th edition features revised and updated textual notes based on the NRSV, enlarged type size, an all-new page design, and an improved system of comparison.
Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr. is Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, Maine. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York. He studied at the University of Marburg in Germany and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and in the United Church of Christ. Professor Throckmorton is a member of the Inclusive Language Lectionary Committee and is the author of numerous articles in the field of New Testament studies.
