The Genre of the Gospel: Supplement to Topic 2 no. I.

As you read the two short articles below, bear in mind the following questions:
1) What is the genre of a gospel?
2)  What are some examples of ancient religious biographies?
3) What are the differences, in terms of literary style, between the Christian gospels and ancient  religious biographies?
4) What is the meaning of "gospel as sui generis?"

1. Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 4th ed. (NY: Oxford, 2008), pp. 69-74.

2. David A. Aune, "Gospels," in The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, vol. 2 (Nashville: Abingdon, 2009): 637-638.