“This extended reflection on the Scriptures’ uses of “gospel” allows us to now offer a provisional definition. It must remain provisional until we explore the other part of our definitions discussion, the related question of the Gospels’ genre. But for… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“the New Testament authors, building especially on the Isaianic vision, define the “gospel” as Jesus’s effecting the long-awaited return of God himself as King, in the power of the Spirit bringing his people back from exile and into the true… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“This extended reflection on the Scriptures’ uses of “gospel” allows us to now offer a provisional definition. It must remain provisional until we explore… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“First, the ambiguity of the genitive “of/about Jesus Christ” (Iēsou Christou) is best left as just that. Commentators disagree on whether this is a… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“To preach that Jesus is the true King over all kings, the only true Son of God, and therefore the only one worthy of… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“Jesus, Christianity, and the New Testament documents are birthed directly out of Judaism, and so whatever else we understand about their meaning must be… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“Isaiah 40–66 is of the utmost importance for the Gospels’ self-understanding and proclamation. Sprinkled throughout all the Gospels, but especially Matthew and Luke, are… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
“the New Testament authors, building especially on the Isaianic vision, define the “gospel” as Jesus’s effecting the long-awaited return of God himself as King,… — Jonathan T. Pennington Copy Share Image
