Gospel Characters

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Foreword
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Chapter One Literary Genre of the Gospels
• Chapter Two Jesus and His Parents
• 2.1 Mary the Mother of Jesus
• 2.1.1 Mary at the Annunciation
• 2.1.2 Mary at the Visitation
• 2.1.3 Mary at the Birth and Presentation of Jesus
• 2.1.4 Mary at the Finding of Jesus in the Temple
• 2.1.5 Mary at the Wedding in Cana
• 2.1.6 Mary Close to the Cross of Jesus
• 2.2 Joseph the Father of Jesus
• 2.2.1 Joseph as a Gospel Character
• 2.2.2 Joseph as Son of David
• 2.2.3 Joseph the Righteous One
• 2.2.4 The Obedience of Joseph
• Chapter Three Jesus and John the Baptist
• 3.1 Birth and Parentage
• 3.2 John as a Baptizer
• 3.3 John as a Voice: The Preaching of John
• 3.4 John as a Witness
• 3.5 John’s Interaction with Jesus
• 3.6 Imprisonment and Death of John the Baptist
• Chapter Four Jesus and the Jewish Leaders
• 4.1 The Jewish Origin of Jesus
• 4.1.1 The Genealogy of Jesus
• 4.1.2 Jesus and the Old Testament Immanuel Prophecy (Matt 1:18–23)
• 4.1.3 Jesus as the Representative Jew (Matt 2:15)
• 4.2 The Mission of Jesus to the Jews
• 4.3 Jewish Opposition to Jesus
• 4.3.1 Clashes between Jesus and the Jewish Leaders
• 4.3.2 The Woe Oracles
• 4.3.3 Parables Against the Jewish Leaders
• 4.3.4 The Crucifixion: The Climax of Jewish Opposition
• Chapter Five Jesus and the Gentiles
• 5.1 Gentile Foremothers of Jesus
• 5.1.1 Tamar
• 5.1.2 Rahab
• 5.1.3 Ruth
• 5.1.4 Bathsheba
• 5.2 The Wise Men from the East
• 5.3 Other Gentile Characters
• 5.3.1 The Centurion
• 5.3.2 The Canaanite Woman
• 5.4 Negative References to the Gentiles
• Chapter Six Jesus and His Disciples
• 6.1 The Call of the Disciples
• 6.2 The Disciples as the Primary Witnesses to Jesus’ Works
• 6.3 The Disciples and Doubt
• 6.4 The Disciples and Worldly Ambition/Power
• 6.5 Women as Disciples
• 6.5.1 Mary Magdalene
• 6.5.2 The Woman of Samaria
• 6.6 The Disciples and Persecution
• Conclusion
• Bibliography