W. Barnes Tatum

Jesus: A Brief History

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Produktbeschreibung

Jesus: A Brief History reveals how Jesus and his story have been received over the past two millennia - through art, literature, and culture, as well as theology. It shows how Jesus, a Galilean Jew, born when the ancient Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean world, has come to be honored as the Christ and recognized around the globe by billions at the outset of the twenty-first century. Two questions about Jesus which recur throughout the book are: Who was he? and What did he do? But this engaging study also shows the importance of asking Whose was he? in fully understanding Jesus' life and legacy. In tracing the reception history of Jesus and his story over two thousand years, W. Barnes Tatum draws on a fascinating range of materials, from ancient texts, creeds, and theological treatises, to the visual and dramatic arts, including The DaVinci Code and The Passion of the Christ.

Produktdetails

• Wiley Blackwell Brief Historie Nr.15
• Verlag: Open Stax Textbooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781405170192
• ISBN-10: 1405170190
• Artikelnr.: 26493656

Autorenporträt

W. Barnes Tatum is Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Greensboro College. He is the author of two books on Jesus: Jesus at the Movies: A Guide to the First Hundred Years (2004) and In Quest of Jesus (1999), along with numerous articles. He is a long-standing member of the Jesus Seminar and is the author of John the Baptist and Jesus: A Report of the Jesus Seminar (1994).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

Prologue: Jesus, a Jew from Galilee

1. Jesus and Christian Beginnings (First to FourthCenturies)

2. Jesus and the Triumph of Christian Orthodoxy (Fourth andFifth Centuries)

3. Jesus and Medieval Christian Orthodoxy (Fifth to FifteenthCenturies)

4. Jesus and Challenges to Christian Orthodoxy (Since theFifteenth Century)

5. Jesus and the Historical Quest (Since the EighteenthCentury)

6. Jesus and Christological Diversity (Since the EighteenthCentury)

7. Jesus and World Religions (Since the First Century)

Epilogue: Jesus, a Global Christ

Select Bibliography and Further Reading

Index

Rezensionen

"The author draws on a range of materials, including ancient texts,creeds, theological treatises, and sources from the visual anddramatic arts, such as The Da Vinci Code and The Passion ofChrist." (Journal of Contemporary Religion, January2011)

"A topically arranged, select bibliography, chapter endnotes, anda single subject/proper name index enhance this introductory text'sclassroom usefulness." (CHOICE, January 2010)"A remarkable book. Tatum has taken on the daunting task of sailingthe Christological currents from the backwaters of first centuryNazareth to the cultural tsunamis of twenty-first centuryglobalization. He adroitly navigates vast and ever-shiftingintellectual coastlines, the tumultuous rocks of history and theundertow of politics, while never losing sight of the fundamentalreasons for embarking on this hazardous venture."
--Arthur J. Dewey, Xavier University

"Written in deft and crystalline prose, this is a well-informed,instructive, and insight-filled book for anyone interested in thereception history following Jesus."
--Darren J. N. Middleton, Texas Christian University