Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels

<DIV>In this book respected New Testament scholar Pheme Perkins delivers a clear fresh informed introduction to the earliest written accounts of Jesus - Matthew Mark and Luke — situating those canonical Gospels within the wider world of oral storytelling and literary production of the first and second centuries. Cutting through the media confusion over new Gospel finds Perkins's <I>Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels</I> presents a balanced responsible look at how the Gospels of Matthew Mark and Luke came to be and what they mean.</DIV>