University Book Critique: Jesus and the Gospels by Craig Blomberg

This book critique analyzes Craig Blomberg's 'Jesus and the Gospels,' exploring the life of Jesus Christ and the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). The critique summarizes the book's key points, including Jesus's identity as the son of God, his wilderness experiences, and the role of the Holy Spirit. It evaluates Blomberg's arguments regarding the reliability of the Gospels, highlighting the author's strengths in presenting comprehensive arguments and using reliable information, while also noting weaknesses such as sentence construction issues. The critique integrates the book's content by acknowledging its importance in understanding Jesus's life and the Gospels, while also discussing Blomberg's questions about the Gospels' trustworthiness and his presentation of historical objections and chronological problems. The critique emphasizes Blomberg's efficient presentation of different Gospels and his approach to the tradition and resurrection of Christ, as well as the claims from non-Christian writers questioning the reliability of Jesus Christ.

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December 7, 2018
Book Critique on Jesus and the Gospels by Craig Blomberg
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Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels. 2nd ed. B&H Publishing Group, 2009.
Content summary
The book namely Jesus and the Gospels has been written almost a century after the death of
Jesus Christ. The book starts with a brief summary of the life history of Christ. Here Jesus Christ
has been described as the son of God- the man who is more powerful that himself. According to
the book, wilderness is one of the major characteristic features of Jesus, which had supported
him to win in the battle with Satan. This book also said that, the holy spirit of God had also
recognized Jesus as his beloved son. The four Gospels namely- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
are the most significant aspects of New Testament. Such Gospels had remained the greatest
source of information in the life of Jesus Christ.
Evaluation
The main theme of Jesus and the Gospels is resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, who is
being considered as the son of God. The fundamental intention of Craig L. Blomberg in the book
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels was to make in-depth discussion of Jesus and the
Gospels critically. Blomberg had highlighted multiple facts, which can arise questions regarding
the reliability of the Gospels. Usage of striking words is one of the greatest strengths of the

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author. It had paved the way for readers to understand the main subject matter of the book
clearly.
Comprehensive arguments regarding the reliability of Gospels had been presented by Blomberg.
After summarizing the book, it is quite evident that the author has executed in-depth research
before analyzing the book critically. Blomberg has raised question about the time of Jesus Christ
and the Gospels. Appropriate usage of multiple reliable information about the reliability of
Gospels is also a major strength of the author, which had accelerated the rate of readability of the
text. The text is well structured, which has ensured its consistency.
However, lack of appropriate sentence construction is the greatest weakness of the book critic of
Jesus and the Gospels. There are multiple sentences in the text, which do not even make any
sense. Such error in the sentence construction is lacking the comprehensiveness of the text. Still,
it should be mentioned in this context that, in the text, the author has highlighted multiple valid
arguments, which had supported in raising question about the reliability of the text. With the
assistance of multiple valid arguments, the author has questions about time period of Jesus Christ
and four of the Gospels.
Integration
The book was highly important as it has supported in getting in-depth knowledge regarding the
life story of Jesus Christ along with the four gospels namely Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Still Blomberg had raised multiple questions as well as arguments regarding the trustworthiness
of these four gospels. It is true that Blomberg had acknowledged the historical context of these
four gospels. However, he has made confusing interpretation regarding the validity of four
different gospels. In the critical analysis, Blomberg has presented multiple historical objections,

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which had paved the way for authors to explore skeptical argument about the consistency of four
gospel, who according to New Testament are the greatest source of information in the life of
Jesus Christ. Different gospels along with their unique attributes had been presented by
Blomberg with utmost efficiency. This is the way, through which Blomberg has pointed out his
miraculous objections towards the reliability of the gospels.
Here, the author has shaded light on the chronological problems related to gospels, which has
raised ultimate question about the reliability of them. However, the tradition of Jesus had been
covered by Blomberg with utmost efficiency. Resurrection of Christ had been presented by
Blomberg in such a manner, which had supported the readers to understand that, Christ is truly a
son of God. Bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ had been presented very beautifully by
Blomberg. Here, Blomberg had used catechetical language in order to show the resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
Some revolutionary claims had been done Blomberg in order to highlight how the non-Christian
writers had questioned about the reliability of Jesus Christ. Non-existence of any kind of
approach in between Jesus and four of the gospels had been presented by Blomberg, which also
questions about the validity of the Gospels. According to the non-Christian writers, Jesus himself
had questioned about the identity of gospels in New Testament. This critical assessment of Jesus
and the Gospels was highly significance as it has supported in unfolding several facts about Jesus
Christ along with gospels. Unique geographical outline by Blomberg had supported in
strengthening argument related to gospels.

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