An abridged edition of the bestselling textbook Four Portraits, One Jesus by Mark Strauss, this simple, easy-to-understand guide introduces the four biblical Gospels and their subject, the life and person of Jesus.

Mark L. Strauss is Professor of New Testament at Bethel Theological Seminary--West Campus, San Diego, California. He is the author of The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts: The Promise and Its Fulfillment in Lukan Christology.