'Gospel Notes and More for the Twenty-first Century' examines the
contents of the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John, the Acts of the
Apostles, the Letters of Paul and other apostles, from the perspective
of someone born in the scientific, technological, and multi-cultural
world of the twenty-first century. The 'Notes' identify key questions
asked by historians who are disinclined to accept explanations that are
none-scientific in character. The 'Notes' focus on the real Jesus: the
teacher, healer, and charismatic philosopher who lived in Palestine,
2000 years ago, and his core teaching: about existence, personal values,
and how one should live with others, including different tribes, and
other faiths. This book is useful for anyone preparing a talk on the
life and teaching of Jesus, as all the 'Notes' are linked to specific
passages in the New Testament, and permit the development of radically
different approaches to the those adopted by the author of 'Gospel Notes
and More'. The 'Notes' also permit someone with little knowledge of
Christianity to identify easily many of the complex issues associated
with Christian doctrines. Each section in the 'Notes' is designed as an
'invitation' to the reader to think about what the Bible teaches, and
develop wider debate. No 'preaching' is intended.
