Mona D. Hooker: The beginning of the Gospel

This is a guide to the Gospels by Mona D. Hooker, the first woman to serve as President of the International Society for New Testament Studies and a recipient of an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University. Focusing on the importance of the introduction in a book, she examines the characteristics of the introductions to the four Gospels and uses them as a key to explore the entire content of each. The Bible holds decisive weight in Christianity. Among them, the Four Gospels are documents that contain the essence of the Gospel—the birth, ministry, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus—and thus numerous reading methods have been proposed. Mona D. Hooker, recognized as a scholar who made significant contributions to the study of the Gospel of Mark and Paul while serving as the Lady Margaret Professor at Cambridge University, focuses on the introductions of each Gospel as the key to understanding the core of the four Gospels. In a time when "books" were scarce and a text was meant to be listened to by others rather than read alone, authors had to place the key to understanding the entire story before the main narrative began. Through this, they had to write introductions that hinted at the essence of the whole story while simultaneously allowing the reader to focus on the narrative. Mona D. Hooker focuses on the characteristics of such ancient writing styles and reveals the unique features of each Gospel by systematically and meticulously analyzing its introductions. Organized from lectures originally delivered, this book guides readers to easily grasp the core message of the four Gospels through detailed yet accessible explanations. Readers will experience the unique textual interpretation of a master who has left numerous footprints in New Testament scholarship, and through this, discover a new depth in the literature where the Christian faith is rooted.

Korean title: 복음의 시작

Korean author: 모나 D. 후커

Korean publisher: 비아

ISBN-13: 9788928646708