Jesus according to Scripture : Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels

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The four gospels : distinctive voices. Overviews of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- Jesus according to the Synoptists. The birth and childhood of Jesus : the hope of promise (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) ; The backdrop to Jesus' ministry : John the Baptist, Jesus' baptism and temptations (Matt. 3:1-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:1-4:13) ; The initial portrait of Jesus' Galilean ministry : teaching, healing, and controversy (Matt. 4:12-25; Mark 1:14-3:19a; Luke 4:14-6:16) ; Jesus' teaching on relating to God and others : the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt. 5:1-7:29; Luke 6:20-49) ; More Galilean ministry : miracles, mission to the outcasts, and discipleship in the face of opposition (Matt. 8:1-12:50; Luke 7:1-8:3; Mark 3:19b-35) ; From kingdom teaching to confession : how the disciples began to understand Jesus (Matt. 13:1-16:12; Mark 4:1-8:26; Luke 8:4-9:17) ; Confession and prediction : the new reality, pt. 1 (Matt. 16:13-18:35; Mark 8:27-9:50; Luke 9:18-50) ; Toward Jerusalem : the new reality, pt. 2 (Luke 9:51-18:14) ; Continuing toward Jerusalem : ministry in Judea and final lessons (Matt. 19:1-21:9; Mark 10:1-11:10; Luke 18:15-19:44) ; The Passion week : controversy, prediction of judgment and return, trial, death, and resurrection (Matt. 21:10-28:20; Mark 11:11-16:8; Luke 19:45-24:53) -- Jesus according to John. Introducing Jesus in John's gospel : the Word incarnate and the first witnesses : John the Baptist and the disciples (John 1) ; The book of signs : before the hour (John 2-12) ; The book of glory : the farewell discourse and the Johannine Passion account : the hour has come (John 13-21) -- A theological portrait of Jesus. Major themes in the evangelists' portrait of Jesus' theology : the kingdom and the uniquely authoritative one in act and word.