{"product_id":"what-are-the-gospels-a-comparison-with-graeco-roman-biography-9781481308755","title":"What Are the Gospels?: A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe publication of Richard Burridge's \u003ci\u003eWhat Are the Gospels?\u003c\/i\u003e in 1992 inaugurated a transformation in Gospel studies by overturning the previous consensus about Gospel uniqueness. Burridge argued convincingly for an understanding of the Gospels as biographies, a ubiquitous genre in the Graeco-Roman world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo establish this claim, Burridge compared each of the four canonical Gospels to the many extant Graeco-Roman biographies. Drawing on insights from literary theory, he demonstrated that the previously widespread view of the Gospels as unique compositions was false. Burridge went on to discuss what a properly \"biographical\" perspective might mean for Gospel interpretation, which was amply demonstrated in the revised second edition reflecting on how his view had become the new consensus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third, twenty-fifth anniversary edition not only celebrates the continuing influence of \u003ci\u003eWhat Are the Gospels?\u003c\/i\u003e, but also features a major new contribution in which Burridge analyzes recent debates and scholarship about the Gospels. Burridge both answers his critics and reflects upon the new directions now being taken by those who accept the biographical approach. This new edition also features as an appendix a significant article in which he tackles the related problem of the genre of Acts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA proven book with lasting staying power, \u003ci\u003eWhat Are the Gospels?\u003c\/i\u003e is not only still as relevant and instructive as it was when first published, but will also doubtlessly inspire new research and scholarship in the years ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Burridge is Visiting Professor of Biblical Interpretation at King's College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525391618322,"sku":"9781481308755","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07e29a4d-ba5f-4fd2-b25d-b27a5be13991.jpg?v=1731216804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-are-the-gospels-a-comparison-with-graeco-roman-biography-9781481308755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}