Introduction / Stephen C. Barton
Part I : approaching the gospels : context and method
What is a gospel? / Loveday Alexander
The fourfold gospel / Francis Watson
The canonical matrix of the gospels / Richard B. Hays
The gospels and 'the historical Jesus' / Stephen E. Fowl
The gospels and the reader / Sandra M. Schneiders
Part II : the gospels as witnesses to Christ : content and interpretation
The gospel according to Matthew / Stephen C. Barton
The gospel according to Mark / Joel B. Green
The gospel according to Luke / John T. Squires
The gospel according to John / Marianne Meye Thompson
Part III : the afterlife of the gospels : impact on church and society
The gospels and the development of doctrine / Frances Young
The gospels embodied : the lives of saints and martyrs / David Matzko McCarthy
Praying the gospels : spirituality and worship / Gordon Mursell
Living the gospels : morality and politics / Scott Bader-Saye.
The Cambridge companion to the Gospels. ISBN 9780521002615. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.