Christian Origins and the Language of the Kingdom of God |
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| Author:
| Humphries, Michael L. |
| Foreword by:
| Mack, Burton L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2230-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Scholars have traditionally traced the origin of Christianity to a single source - the kingdom of God as represented in the message of the historical Jesus. This work provides a rhetorical critical analysis of the Beelzebul controversy (in two versions) to demonstrate the manipulation of language.
Scholars have traditionally traced the origin of Christianity to a single source - the kingdom of God as represented in the message of the historical Jesus. This work provides a rhetorical critical analysis of the Beelzebul controversy (in two versions) to demonstrate the manipulation of language.