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Title: A good place to start
Review: Spong's view is that the Gospels of Mark and Matthew were written for a Jewish audience, and fulfilled an essentially liturgical purpose. The first statement is unremarkable; the implications of the second are fantastically illuminating. Spong has returned to this topic in other books, and Jewish New Testament scholars (yes, indeed; why not?) have also weighed in helpfully on the topic. This book is a good place to start for those who often find it hard to remember that Jesus was a Jew, teaching Jews, operating within a wholly Jewish context - and who are unaware of the importance of the intended audience on the texts that constitute the four canonical gospels. Insightful. Recommended.
