PASSION NARRATIVES AND GOSPEL THEOLOGIES provides an excellent introduction to the theologies of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Rev. Frank J. Matera's systematic treatment of this theme presents the passion narratives as theological statements which explain the significance of Jesus' death.
First, Matera provides an overview of each passion narrative and the crucial question of its sources. Next, he offers a thorough commentary on each one emphasizing the relationship of the passion to the whole gospel. Finally, Matera chooses the distinctive themes in each passion story (christology, ecclesiology, discipleship, ethics, etc.) and shows how the evangelists weave them throughout their gospels. The result is an excitingly new introduction to the gospels through their passion stories,
PASSION NARRATIVES AND GOSPEL THEOLOGIES will serve the needs of theological students, religious, clergy, religious educators, and all who are seriously interested in the New Testament and in the meaning of Jesus' death. Matera makes the fruit of a vast body of modern scholarship available to a wider audience.