03051nam 2200481 450 991078813440332120230307215405.00-7425-5891-61-4422-3350-8(CKB)2670000000615843(EBL)2048571(SSID)ssj0001482436(PQKBManifestationID)12613768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482436(PQKBWorkID)11412388(PQKB)10697728(MiAaPQ)EBC2048571(EXLCZ)99267000000061584320150530h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMythologizing Jesus from Jewish teacher to epic hero /Dennis R. MacDonaldLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2015.©20151 online resource (179 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Print version: Hyland, William G., Jr., 1956- Mythologizing Jesus : from Jewish teacher to epic hero. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, c2015 164 pages 9780742558915 2014046134 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 DisguiseChapter 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<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>232MacDonald Dennis R.1946-1292394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788134403321Mythologizing Jesus3791315UNINA