Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way - Couverture souple

Jenkins, Philip

 
9780195156317: Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195156315 ISBN 13 : 9780195156317
Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

Synopsis

This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment. By employing the appropriate scholarly and historical methodologies, he demonstrates that the texts purported to represent pristine Christianity were in fact composed long after the canonical gospels found in the Bible. Produced by obscure heretical movements, these texts have attracted much media attention chiefly because they seem to support radical, feminist, and post-modern positions in the modern church. Indeed, Jenkins shows how best-selling books on the "hidden gospels" have been taken up by an uncritical, drama-hungry media as the basis for a social movement that could have powerful effects on the faith and practice of contemporary Christianity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of many books, including Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Social Crisis and Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History. He lives in University Park, PA.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, USA
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195156315
ISBN 13 
9780195156317
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0195135091 ISBN 13 :  9780195135091
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2001
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