Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: This Tragic Gospel - How John Corrupted the Heart of Christianity by Louis A Ruprecht JR. Published by Wiley. Hardback. RRP US $24.95 : Can $26.99
I was intrigued by the title of this book. St John’s Gospel is critiqued and compared to the synoptic Gospels by this very eminent academic. Did St John’s Gospel hope to supersede the three earlier gospels? Did John re-frame a very important event in the life of Jesus? Did John’s Gospel create a different emphasis on Christianity than the one we most accept? How much manipulation took place and how are we to live as Christians with such deep divisions and questions posed by today’s world?
It’s good to ask questions and come up with new ideas. The New Testament is a very creative space.
I say ‘interesting’ but I am unconvinced! Review by Wendy Stokes https://wendystokes.co.uk
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