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Review Summary: A great study tool |
Date: 2008-10-20 |
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Details: Many Bibles show a list of what verses harmonize in the Gospels, but this harmony shows the verses side by side and puts the whole story of Christ in chronological order. It has become our most popular Bible study class. My only complaint would be the strong pre-millennialist bias in the footnotes, but that is minor compared to the clear literal translation in English of the gospel texts. |
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Review Summary: the Church says, "NO!" |
Date: 2007-09-18 |
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Details: You know, one of the early Christians attempted to harmonize the four gospels. His text was lost to history? Why? Because God gave us four DIFFERENT gospels for a reason! The Church has always rejected harmonizations. Don't buy this one. |
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Review Summary: Intriguing Way of Seeing Jesus in Fuller Dimension |
Date: 2005-07-12 |
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Details: I probably read the Gospels four times a year; so I'm very familiar with the details. This book added a lot to my perspective and understanding of Jesus's earthly ministry by filling in gaps by the overlapping of the records. His ministry had several distinct shifts with regard to His public and private life which became clear. The scholarly notes were also very helpful. Believe it or not I went through this book in less than two weeks (not because it is short, it has the entire text of M,M, L, J but ) because it was so interesting. |
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Review Summary: some errors in parallelism |
Date: 2003-10-27 |
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Details: This parallel uses the NASB study bible notes and comments. It is basically very good except for some paralleling. The authors claim chronology parallelism only, but there are some cases of topic parallelism. One example is claiming that the sermon on the mount and the sermon on the plane are the same event. Parallel Gospels are very good for lay readers. You can use this one as long as you do not take as a Gospel truth (sorry for the pun) that the paralled passages are always identical events. |
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Review Summary: Valuable tool for all students/readers of the Bible |
Date: 2002-07-17 |
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Details: The book is well-coordinated and provides excellent footnotes which further amplify and clarify the Scripture in its historical/theological context. This edition, in the New American Standard Version, is easy to read, although I personally prefer the elegance of the King James Version (albeit that version does contain some obsolete and obscure words). It is wonderful to be able to compare the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John side-by-side! I had a similar scholarly volume during my college days but somehow it and I parted company over the years (My old edition had a _sewn_ binding. Unfortunately, this edition has glued-in pages -- but the book should endure fairly well with reasonable care). You won't go wrong with this fine reference. It is certainly helpful to anyone who desires a fuller understanding and appreciation of the New Testament, especially regarding the life and sayings of Jesus. |
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