In this first volume of The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom, Ed Bleynat has created a much needed guide for those seeking to better understand the stories of Jesus as told in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Bleynat has drawn on many historical resources, from his ancestors, the ancient Waldenses; to medieval theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas; to the great reformer, Martin Luther; to Thomas Jefferson, with his marketplace of ideas and commitment to the centrality of religious liberty to American life. His more contemporary resources include theologians and scholars such as Paul Tillich, C.S. Lewis, John Dominic Crossan, and Luke Timothy Johnson. From Bethlehem to the River Jordan spans from the synoptic birth narratives to the baptism of Jesus. The author places these three Gospels in their historical contexts and explores the similarities and differences among them. It is in these places that he invites the reader to find the meaning behind and within the gospel texts. This is an invaluable and welcome resource for individual or group study and discussion of the Bible. Includes an extensive index, detailed maps throughout, and a comprehensive biblical and Church timeline.

The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom, Volume I: From Bethlehem to the River Jordan

Edward L. Bleynat Jr.

Religion & Spirituality

R.Brent and Company

In this second volume of The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom, Ed Bleynat continues as able guide through the stories of Jesus told in the synoptic Gospels the words of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. From the Desert to the Mount leads readers from the testing of Jesus in the desert through Matthew s Sermon on the Mount. The author investigates the historical, literary, theological and community contexts from which these Gospels emerged and explores their similarities and differences. He then invites readers to find the meaning behind and within these texts, and to carry it out in their own Christian journeys. Whether clergy or laity, individuals or groups, readers will find this book a thoughtful, compassionate, and comprehensive companion for studying and discussing the mission and ministry of Christ. Includes an extensive index, detailed maps, and a comprehensive biblical and historical chronology. As Phyllis Tickle, best-selling author and founding religion editor of Publishers Weekly, wrote, "By the grace of God, from era to era and frequently just as the need itself seems to bubble to the surface of our consciousness, there has always emerged a scholar/writer who can juxatapose with exquisite carefulness what we have received by tradition with what we are receiving by proximity. Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. is such a writer/scholar for our time. ... Let us all Protestant, Catholic, or Anglican be grateful."

The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom Volume II: From the Desert to the Mount

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The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom, Volume I: From Bethlehem to the River Jordan

The Synoptic Gospels: A Journey Into the Kingdom Volume II: From the Desert to the Mount