The Wisdom of Jesus: Between the Sages of Israel and the Apostles of the Church - Couverture souple

Hedrick, Charles W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0227176529 ISBN 13 : 9780227176528

Editeur : James Clarke & Co Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

How would our understanding of Jesus change if we abandoned our preconceptions and focussed on his words alone? How would this wisdom compare with that of ancient Israel and the early first-century church? Such questions pose serious difficulties. Everything in the early Christian gospels is either derived from historical memory, or is borrowed, or invented, argues Charles W. Hedrick. Of the many sayings attributed to Christ, historians can only agree on a few as having been spoken by him - andthose few are far from certain. In The Wisdom of Jesus, Hedrick overcomes these challenges, presenting a picture of Jesus as expressed through his own words. The Jesus that emerges is a lower-class man of the first century; a complex figure who cannot be considered religious in a traditional sense. Liberated from theological explanation and interpretation, his discourse is revealed as belonging to the secular world, and his concerns to be those of common life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books and articles relating to the study of Christian origins. His most recent book is Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel According to Thomas (2010).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Clarke & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0227176529
• ISBN 13: 9780227176528
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
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• Personne responsable: non disponible