Christian Myth, The: Origins, Logic, and Legacy - Couverture souple

Mack, Burton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826415431 ISBN 13 : 9780826415431

Editeur : Continuum, 2003

Synopsis

This book traces Burton Mack's intellectual evolution, from a creative analyst of ancient texts, to a scholar searching for the motives and interests of Jesus's followers who composed those texts, and for the social logic of "the Christian myths" they created. Mack rejects depictions of Jesus that have emerged from the quest for the "historical Jesus"--peasant teacher, revolutionary leader, mystical visionary or miracle-working prophet--on the grounds that they are based on a priori assumptions about Jesus, and are therefore contradictory. In addition, he argues, these portrayals are untrue to the many images of Jesus produced by the early Christians. Using systematic analysis, Mack seeks to describe and understand the cultural and anthropological influences on the conception and adoption of Christian myths and rituals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Burton L. Mack, Emeritus Professor of Early Christianity at the Claremont School of Theology, is the author of A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins; The Lost Gospel: Q and Christian Origins; and Who Wrote the New Testament: The Making of the Christian Myth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826415431
• ISBN 13: 9780826415431
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 238
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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