The Beginning of the Gospel Paul, Philippi, and the Origins of Christianity /

• Main Author: Garroway, Joshua D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Theology.; Religion-History.; Middle East-History.; Christian Theology.; History of Religion.; History of the Middle East.

In this innovative study, Joshua D. Garroway offers a revised account of the origin of the all-important Christian word "gospel," yielding significant new insights into the development of early Christian history and literature. Long thought to have originated on the lips of Jesus or his di...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Paul: Proprietor of the Gospel
• 3. The Beginning of the Gospel at Philippi
• 4. The Course of Paul's Career
• 5. Mark: Disciple of Paul, Defender of the Gospel
• 6. Matthew: Interpreter of Mark, Founder of a Genre
• 7. Based on a True Story: The Gospel in Luke and Acts
• 8. The Gospel Comes of Age
• 9. Conclusion.