Hays chronicles the dramatically different ways the four Gospel writers interpreted Israels Scripture and reveals that their readings were as complementary as they were faithful. Yet modern historical criticism characteristically judges that the New Testaments christological readings of Israels Scripture misrepresent the original sense of the texts this judgment forces fundamental questions to be asked: Why do the Gospel writers read the Scriptures in such surprising ways? Are their readings intelligible as coherent or persuasive interpretations of the Scriptures? Does Christian faith require the illegitimate theft of someone elses sacred texts?Įchoes of Scripture in the Gospels answers these questions. The author of the Fourth Gospel states this claim succinctly: in his narrative, Jesus declares, "If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me" (John 5:46). All four canonical Gospels declare that the Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms mysteriously prefigure Jesus. The claim that the events of Jesus life, death, and resurrection took place "according to the Scriptures" stands at the heart of the New Testaments message.
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