{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-the-lord-390804","title":"The Gospel of the Lord","description":"Using a distinctive evangelical-critical approach, Michael Bird describes how the canonical Gospels originated from a process of oral tradition, literary composition, textual development, and reception in the early church. A clear, soundly argued guide through a hotly debated subject. 424 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book Michael Bird describes how the canonical Gospels originated from a process of oral tradition, literary composition, textual development, and reception in the early church with a view to showing what makes them among the most important writings in the New Testament.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Bird explores how the Christian movement shaped the Gospels and, conversely, how these writings shaped the early church. He develops a distinctive evangelical-and-critical approach to the Gospels, deals with the Synoptic problem head-on, and explains the significance of the fourfold Gospel canon. The book includes a number of helpful excursuses on related topics.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e All in all, Bird’s *Gospel of the Lord* clarifies the often-confusing debates over the origins of the Gospels and offers informed and soundly argued explanations that account for the content of the Gospels in the context of the wider Graeco-Roman world.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51565204701471,"sku":"9780802867766","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780802867766_970980.jpg?v=1769222119","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-the-lord-390804","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}