Symbolic Jesus

Historical Scholarship, Judaism and the Construction of Contemporary Identity

AvWilliam E. Arnal

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

It is widely accepted that Jesus was a Jew. However, both Christian and New Testament scholarship have a strong anti-Jewish history. 'The Symbolic Jesus' presents the controversies surrounding the Jewishness of Jesus. It examines the insistence among historical Jesus scholars that Jesus was a Jew and the ways this frames the figure of Jesus in ancient Christian literature. The book examines the anti-Jewish legacy of the past and more recent approaches to biblical scholarship. Contemporary identity issues - scholarly, political, religious and cultural - are shown to lie at the heart of the debate.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-03-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 5 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Religion in Culture
Antal sidor:106
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781845530075

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

William Arnal is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Recensioner i media

"Arnal skillfully argues that historical scholarship is always about the present. Yet Arnal is no debunker; he also argues that the contemporary implications of a scholar's work count neither for nor against its validity as historical scholarship. This book is concise, lucid and insightful. Highly recommended." - Religious Studies Review

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Mad Mel and the Cultural Prominence of Jesus; 2. Bad Karma: Anti-Semitism in New Testament Scholarship; 3. A Manufactured Controversy: Why the "Jewish Jesus" is a Red Herring; 4. The Jewish Jesus and Contemporary Identity; 5. Conclusions