The Branch: A Plausible Case for the Substructure of the Four Gospels

The Branch: A Plausible Case for the Substructure of the Four Gospels

Description

The thesis of the book may be stated simply: it is an argument based upon the four prophetic texts of Jer 23:5; Zech 3:8; 6:12; and Isa 4:2 as a foundational pattern for the four Gospels. These four prophetic texts, it will be argued, mention a King Branch, a Servant Branch, a Man/Priest Branch, and a Lord God Branch. This study seeks to show how Matthew presents Jesus as the King Branch, Mark as the Servant Branch, Luke as the Priest/Man Branch, and John as the Lord God Branch. Consideration will also be given to explore the ramification of the four living Beings as described in Rev 4:6-7. Given the sum total of this sequence of literary facts, the conclusion of this book will raise a number of possible implications. One of these implications will offer the conclusion that the four evangelists could not have written their four Gospels solely on their own human unaided efforts -- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.

ISBN

9781532642784, 1532642784, 9781532642777, 1532642776

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

Wipf & Stock

City

Eugene

Keywords

Bible, Gospels, Interpretation, Critique

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities

The Branch: A Plausible Case for the Substructure of the Four Gospels

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