The Symbolic Jesus
Historical Scholarship, Judaism and the Construction of Contemporary Identity
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | William E. Arnal | ISBN: | 9781317324393 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | William E. Arnal |
| ISBN: | 9781317324393 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
It is widely accepted that Jesus was a Jew. However, both Christian and New Testament scholarship have a strong anti-Jewish history. 'The Symbolic Jesus' presents the controversies surrounding the Jewishness of Jesus. It examines the insistence among historical Jesus scholars that Jesus was a Jew and the ways this frames the figure of Jesus in ancient Christian literature. The book examines the anti-Jewish legacy of the past and more recent approaches to biblical scholarship. Contemporary identity issues - scholarly, political, religious and cultural - are shown to lie at the heart of the debate.
It is widely accepted that Jesus was a Jew. However, both Christian and New Testament scholarship have a strong anti-Jewish history. 'The Symbolic Jesus' presents the controversies surrounding the Jewishness of Jesus. It examines the insistence among historical Jesus scholars that Jesus was a Jew and the ways this frames the figure of Jesus in ancient Christian literature. The book examines the anti-Jewish legacy of the past and more recent approaches to biblical scholarship. Contemporary identity issues - scholarly, political, religious and cultural - are shown to lie at the heart of the debate.
