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Friends,
Professor Kesich says:
"The Gospels were not meant to provide a literal description, but an image of Jesus, not a photograph, but a portrait of Him ... The Gospels have often been compared to an icon, and been called the verbal icon of Christ. This icon or image is not a product of the extraordinary creative talents of the evangelists, but it comes from the traditions with which they were acquainted, in which they participated, and from which they drew their material.
"The synoptic gospels, then, are theological interpretations of the earthly ministry of Jesus, written expressions of the apostolic proclamation of salvation. Their ultimate aim is not to present a biographical study of the Lord's life, but to witness to the fulfillment of God's redemptive purpose in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
"The synoptic gospels describe only two periods in the life of Jesus. Matthew and Luke present substantial blocks of material on the Lord's birth and childhood; and all three synoptics contain extensive accounts of the public ministry of Christ, which, according to tradition, took place during the last three years of his earthly life. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are virtually silent concerning the years bewteen the Lord's early childhood and the commencement of his public ministry. ..."
[page 127: The Message of the Bible: An Orthodox Christian Perspective. By George Cronk. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1990 .].
God bless all of you. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
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Professor Kesich says:
"The Gospels were not meant to provide a literal description, but an image of Jesus, not a photograph, but a portrait of Him ... The Gospels have often been compared to an icon, and been called the verbal icon of Christ. This icon or image is not a product of the extraordinary creative talents of the evangelists, but it comes from the traditions with which they were acquainted, in which they participated, and from which they drew their material.
"The synoptic gospels, then, are theological interpretations of the earthly ministry of Jesus, written expressions of the apostolic proclamation of salvation. Their ultimate aim is not to present a biographical study of the Lord's life, but to witness to the fulfillment of God's redemptive purpose in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
"The synoptic gospels describe only two periods in the life of Jesus. Matthew and Luke present substantial blocks of material on the Lord's birth and childhood; and all three synoptics contain extensive accounts of the public ministry of Christ, which, according to tradition, took place during the last three years of his earthly life. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are virtually silent concerning the years bewteen the Lord's early childhood and the commencement of his public ministry. ..."
[page 127: The Message of the Bible: An Orthodox Christian Perspective. By George Cronk. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1990 .].
God bless all of you. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
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