The Branch: A Plausible Case for the Substructure of the Four Gospels (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781532642777)

The thesis of the book may be stated simply: it is an argument based upon the four prophetic texts of Jer 23:5; Zech 3:8; 6:12; and Isa 4:2 as a foundational pattern for the four Gospels. These four prophetic texts, it will be argued, mention a King Branch, a Servant Branch, a Man/Priest Branch, and a Lord God Branch. This study seeks to show how Matthew presents Jesus as the King Branch, Mark as the Servant Branch, Luke as the Priest/Man Branch, and John as the Lord God Branch. Consideration will also be given to explore the ramification of the four living Beings as described in Rev 4:6-7. Given the sum total of this sequence of literary facts, the conclusion of this book will raise a number of possible implications. One of these implications will offer the conclusion that the four evangelists could not have written their four Gospels solely on their own human unaided efforts.

Author: Preston T. Massey
ISBN-10: 1532642776
ISBN-13: 9781532642777
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2018
Pages: 356
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d