PDF LINK: Analyzing the Gospels (by Xus Casal)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Gospels
1.1 preface
1.2 what are the Gospels
1.3 the authoritative Gospels
1.4 the other Gospels
1.5 the Gospels reliability
1.6 the textual variations
1.7 my textual preference
Chapter 2: The Jewish Authors
Chapter 3: Overview on the Gospels
3.1 are the Gospels missionary?
3.2 About Mark
3.3 Mark and the Sea of Galilee
3.4 About Matthew
3.5 About Luke
3.6 About John
Chapter 4: Gospels’ Religious Background
4.1 Second Temple Period
4.2 geographical situation
4.3 the Pharisees
4.4 the Sadducees
4.5 the Essenes
Chapter 5: Yeshua’s Judaism
5.1 to fulfil or to abolish?
5.2 the ‘You have heard but I say’ antithesis
5.3 You shall not murder
5.4 Do not commit Adultery
5.5 the certificate of Divorce
5.6 Do not break your Oath
5.7 an Eye for an Eye
5.8 Love your neighbour, hate the enemy
5.9 to be seen by men
5.10 the Avinu
Chapter 6: Orthodox observance
6.1 He wore Tzitzit
6.2 He wore Tefillin
6.3 He encouraged Temple sacrifices
Chapter 7: The Oral Torah
7.1 He was not Sola-Scriptura
7.2 Hallakha
7.3 Theology
7.4 Reminiscence of Mysticism
Chapter 8: The debates about Shabbat
8.1 so why attacking the Pharisees
8.2 the holiness of the Torah
8.3 the Shabbat observance
8.4 Shabbat general arguments
8.5 the carrying on Shabbat argument
8.6 the ones behind the plot
Chapter 9: Hand-washing and dietary Laws
9.1 different approaches for the same story
9.2 two things to notice
9.3 explaining the Netilat Yadaim
9.4 exploring the text
Chapter 10: The heirs of Yeshua’s theology
10.1 the ancestors
10.2 on this Rock I will build my church
10.3 the Christian Papal lineage
10.4 the truth of ‘binding and loosing’
10.5 Paul of Tarsus