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Autore |
MacDonald Dennis R. <1946-> |
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Mythologizing Jesus : from Jewish teacher to epic hero / / Dennis R. MacDonald |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-7425-5891-6 |
1-4422-3350-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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 |
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