In understanding and/or interpreting scripture, it is usually important to know the context in which they are written. Most of the commentaries that I have encountered spend a lot of time on the details, often debating the interpretation of the original language, marching verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book … rarely looking at the work as a whole. Reading the Gospels as Christian Scripture fills the gap here well, giving a brief over of how we got the Gospels in Part 1, before providing a general, historical context by which to read the Gospels in Part 2, before diving into each of the four (4) Gospels specifically in Part 3 … and it is this last part that is the best part (and accounts for nearly half of the total book … and is extremely well organized for each Gospel. Each Gospel will have an historical discussion followed by a literary analysis (structure, form, emphasis, et al) and concluding with how this view should impact living the faith of the Gospel. While perhaps not as interesting to those outside of the Christian faith, I found it to be extremely helpful to my personal growth and understanding of my faith.

A very helpful overview of what the Gospels are, how we got them, and how to best read them. I will return to this as a resource for historical questions I have regarding the origins and purpose of the four canonical Gospels

This text is very informative and, I believe, can be a transformative way of looking at the gospels with exegesis. It goes over the history, narrative, and discipleship of each of the four gospels after explaining what the gospels are, the different gospel forms, the relationships between the gospels, the differences between the gospels, how these four were chosen, etc. Excellent, thorough work!