Hamilton Books
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978-0-7618-7215-3 • Paperback • February 2020 • $26.99 • (£19.99)
978-0-7618-7216-0 • eBook • February 2020 • $25.50 • (£19.99)
Robert Imperato is professor of religion at Saint Leo University and author of Christian Footings, Early and Medieval Christian Spirituality, and Merton and Walsh on the Person.
Introduction
I. Mark’s Portrait of Jesus
II. Matthew’s Portrait of Jesus
III. Luke’s Portrait of Jesus
IV. John’s Portrait of Jesus
V. Paul’s Portrait of Jesus
VI. Appendix: Historical Background to the New Testament
Works Cited
Index
About the Author
I do believe that the kind of New Testament survey material that Robert Imperato has prepared can stimulate the interest of newcomers to the field, especially college undergraduates and others who have a cultural connection to the Bible but very slender acquaintance with it. The observation of parallel versions of the same pericope in the gospels is usually a new and intriguing experience for this constituency, which is often predisposed to consider the sacred texts dryly uniform and threadbare. In respect to Paul, there is next to no undistorted prior exposure to build upon, especially among Catholics, so an introduction to his prominent themes—but only with understanding of his texts as genuine letters, not treatises—can arouse interest in further assisted reading. Imperato's sketches are properly dedicated to such reading assistance, not to furnishing "cliff notes" in place of the Bible. This is why I think his work can be of considerable educational value.
— Rev. Dr. Richard J. Dillon, senior professor emeritus of theology (New Testament), Fordham University; 76th president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America
Imperato makes Jesus come alive in the pages of his Portraits of Jesus. In a scholarly fashion, he portrays Jesus to the everyday individual, giving a more than adequate overview of the salient features of our Lord's life and ministry.
I teach New Testament to college freshmen and sophomores who have little or no formal background in the New Testament. I find that they relate well to the models provided by Imperato.
— Paul McCuistion, Doctor of Ministry Program Director, South University