Introduction to the Study of the Gospels with Historical and Explanatory Notes, American ed.
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Brooke Foss Westcott, one of the most influential biblical scholars of the past two centuries, presents in this volume a comprehensive introduction to the study of the Gospels. Westcott begins with an extensive introduction covering such foundational issues as the inspiration, completeness, and proper interpretation of the Gospels. He then inductively presents their Old Testament foundations and Jewish and Greco-Roman socio-cultural milieu for a proper understanding of their historical situation. This leads to a discussion of the Gospels’ origins and characteristics. Westcott then treats the Synoptics, the Gospel of John, and their relationship to one another. Extensive appendixes are also included on important themes such the parables, apocryphal traditions, and miracles.
- Title: Introduction to the Study of the Gospels with Historical and Explanatory Notes
- Author: Brooke Foss Westcott
- Edition: American ed.
- Publisher: Macmillan Co.
- Print Publication Date: 1902
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Introductions
- Resource ID: LLS:GSPLSWESTCOTT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:46:18Z
Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) was a British bishop, biblical scholar, and theologian serving as bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death.
Westcott studied at Trinity College in Cambridge where he graduated in 1848. He stayed at Trinity, where in 1849 he obtained his fellowship and was ordained deacon and priest. He received honorary degrees from Oxford in 1881 and Edinburgh 1883. In 1890, he became the bishop of Durham.
He has authored several works, including Introduction to the New Testament in the Original Greek, A General View of the History of the English Bible, Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians.