{"product_id":"9780881411027","title":"The Gospel Image of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike the icon, the gospel image of Christ emerges from the living tradition of the Church. Like the icon, the gospels are the product of a period of preparation, witness and meditation. Like the icon, they are the Church's expression of its faith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver twenty years ago, Professor Kesich wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel Image of Christ: The Church and Modern Criticism.\u003c\/i\u003e This completely rewritten and enlarged book represents the fruit of Professor Kesich's lifetime interest in the study of \"biblical criticism.\" He has added chapters regarding the dating and chronology and the history of the gospels, reevaluating the Gnostic gospels and the titles and images which the earliest Christians considered adequate to answer the question of who Jesus is. He has also addressed questions raised by some new approaches to gospel research. For all practical purposes, this is a new book with the old title, which best conveys its major purpose. The basic perspective of the previous work, as well as still valid material, has been retained from the first edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding the nature and value of New Testament research. It is the author's contention that the proper function of biblical criticism is to build, not to destroy, to illumine, not to obscure, to give us a better understanding of the gospel, not to produce another gospel. He pays particular attention to the incarnational approach, which presupposes historical inquiry and justifies historical research. In his view constructive scholarship can give us a possibility of answering the question of who Jesus is, and answer which will illuminate the living image of Christ in the Church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033649987824,"sku":"9780881411027","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780881411027_p0.gif?v=1763850394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780881411027","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}