Grand Rapids:
William B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 2005 (second edition).
A Short Summary of Burridge's book
Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading
Instructor: Robert P.
Menzies, Ph.D
Student: Ong Bee Leng
March
23 – April 3, 2009
1.
Book title:
Richard A.
Burridge, Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading.
Grand Rapids:
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 (second
edition).
2.
Brief introduction of the book:
Rev. Prof.
Richard A. Burrridge (Dean of King’s College in London) presents a fine introduction to the
distinctive portrait of Jesus provided by each of the Gospel. The book is
divided into 6 sections. It starts with ‘Four Gospels, …’ (1-33), giving the
readers a foundation of the genre, sources, forms, redaction and composition of
the four gospels and concludes with ‘… One Jesus’ (165-182), consolidating the
four portraits referring to one Jesus. In Sections 2 to 5 (35-163), the author
depicts the portraits of Jesus that are distinctively reflected through the writing
of the four Gospel’s authors. They are The Roar of the Lion, The Teacher of
Israel, The Bearer of Burdens and The High-Flying Eagle.