William E Arnal

The Symbolic Jesus

Historical Scholarship, Judaism and the Construction of Contemporary Identity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume addresses the current scholarly controversies that have erupted in the last 20 or so years over the implications of the Judaism of Jesus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 106
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 141mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781845530075
• ISBN-10: 1845530071
• Artikelnr.: 22024964

Autorenporträt

William Arnal is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Mad Mel and the Cultural Prominence of Jesus
2. Bad Karma: Anti-Semitism in New Testament Scholarship
3. A Manufactured Controversy: Why the "Jewish Jesus" is a Red Herring
4. The Jewish Jesus and Contemporary Identity
5. Conclusions