{"product_id":"gospel-writing-a-canonical-perspective-9780802840547","title":"Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francis Watson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat there are four canonical versions of the one gospel story is often seen as a problem for Christian faith: where gospels multiply, so too do apparent contradictions that may seem to undermine their truth claims. In \u003ci\u003eGospel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e Francis Watson argues that differences and tensions between canonical gospels represent opportunities for theological reflection, not problems for apologetics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatson presents the formation of the fourfold gospel as the defining moment in the reception of early gospel literature -- and also of Jesus himself as the subject matter of that literature. As the canonical division sets four gospel texts alongside one another, the canon also creates a new, complex, textual entity more than the sum of its parts. A canonical gospel can no longer be regarded as a definitive, self-sufficient account of its subject matter. It must play its part within an intricate fourfold polyphony, and its meaning and significance are thereby transformed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn elaborating these claims, Watson proposes nothing less than a new paradigm for gospel studies -- one that engages fully with the available noncanonical material so as to illuminate the historical and theological significance of the canonical.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45114623623319,"sku":"9780802840547","price":3968.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780802840547.webp?v=1767269919","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gospel-writing-a-canonical-perspective-9780802840547","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}