The Symbolic Jesus Historical Scholarship, Judaism and the Construction of Contemporary Identity |
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| Author:
| Arnal, William E. |
| Series title: | Religion in Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84553-007-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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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....
More DescriptionIt 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.