Thursday, June 27, 2024

Critical, Practical Mindset

I have a critical and practical mindset. My authored textbooks emphasize questions for discussion or reflection. I did so with "How to Read Paul" (Fortress 2021) and again with this new book "How to Read the Gospels" (Rowman & Littlefield 2024). For example:
-"Why does Mark not include a birth/infancy narrative?"
-"Why does Matthew include the story about Jesus's escape to Egypt and return to Israel?"
-"Is Luke's Gospel a politically innocuous gospel or a social gospel?"
-"Jesus's last words in John are "It is finished" (John 19:30). What is finished in the narrative? What should be continued by his disciples?"

Read the Gospels by yourself. Ask critical, contextual questions from your context. Read my book HOW TO READ THE GOSPELS along with your study. It's only 24 dollars, a few cups of coffee. Then you will be different than the past.