Gospel Characters; Jesus and His Contemporaries

ISBN-13: 9783631867273 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 162 str.

Benjamin Ogechi Agbara

Opis

This book contributes to an understanding of Jesus in the New Testament that is persons-centred. It highlights how different biblical characters help shape the stories that have come down to us. It is an invaluable resource for catechists, pastoral workers, evangelizers and for instructions in Houses of Formation.

Spis treści

Abbreviations - Literary Genre of the Gospels - Jesus and his Parents -Jesus and John the Baptist -Jesus and the Jewish Leaders - Jesus and the Gentiles - Jesus and His Disciples - Bibliography

O autorze

Benjamin Ogechi Agbara is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt. He studied philosophy and theology at St Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria. He holds master's and licentiate degrees in biblical theology from the Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt and a doctorate degree in New Testament Exegesis from the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Theology (Sankt Georgen), Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Presently, he is a post-doctoral researcher (Habilitation) in New Testament Exegesis at the Faculty of Theology, Fulda.