This volume is worthy of recognition. . . . It is well written, pastorally sensitive and possesses a clear theological focus.Catholic Journalist
Brown has the uncanny ability to introduce the critical scholarship to the general reader in a manner that both invokes interest and raises pertinent questions in the mind.Conrad Hoover, Sojourner
This best-selling book is certain to remain in the forefront of Gospel exegesis for years to come. In it, Father Brown treats the Gospels, written thirty to sixty years after the life of Christ, as reflecting considerate theological and dramatic development and not simply as literal accounts of a historical event.
Foreword 7
General Observations on the Passion Narratives 9
The Passion According to Mark 21
The Passion According to Matthew 34
The Passion According to Luke 47
The Passion According to John 57
Diverse Portrayals of the Crucified Jesus 68