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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788134403321

Autore

MacDonald Dennis R. <1946->

Titolo

Mythologizing Jesus : from Jewish teacher to epic hero  / / Dennis R. MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7425-5891-6

1-4422-3350-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Disciplina

232

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Mythological Names and Places (Greek and Roman); Images; Introduction: The Christian Superhero; Chapter 1. Born Divine and Human; Chapter 2. Empowered from Above and Enlisting Sailors; Chapter 3. Feeding Thousands; Chapter 4. Master of the Winds; Chapter 5. Tamer of Monsters; Chapter 6. Curing an Old Woman and Bringing a Girl Back to Life; Chapter 7. Water Walker; Chapter 8. Land of the Dead; Chapter 9. Blind Seer; Chapter 10. Daring Hero Eats with the Enemy; Chapter 11. Hero in Disguise Transformed; Chapter 12. Curing a Boy with a Demon; Chapter 13. ntering a City in Disguise

Chapter 14. Clearing Out a Den of RobbersChapter 15. Prophet Anointed by a Woman; Chapter 16. Following a Water Carrier; Chapter 17. Preparing for Death while Friends Sleep; Chapter 18. Traitor in the Midst; Chapter 19. Cowardly Promise Breaker; Chapter 20. Preferring a Rascal to a Hero; Chapter 21. Heroic Death and Mourning Women; Chapter 22. Rescuing a Corpse; Chapter 23. Living Dead; Chapter 24. Disappearing into the Sky; Notes; Appendix: The Gospels of Matthew and John; Bibliography; Index to Classical Greek Literature; Index to the Gospels and Acts; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>MacDonald shows how Gospel stories parallel many Greek and Roman epics-from walking on water to visiting the land of the dead-to compel first-century readers into life-changing decisions



to follow Jesus. MacDonald doesn't call into question the existence of Jesus but rather asks readers to examine the Gospels through a new, mythological lens.</span></span>