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Institutionalization of Authority and the Naming of Jesus - Couverture souple

Dreyer, Yolanda

 
9781610978095: Institutionalization of Authority and the Naming of Jesus
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1610978099 ISBN 13 : 9781610978095
Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2012

Synopsis

This book is about the names given to Jesus by those followers responsible for putting his words and deeds into writing-the earliest "Christian scribes" In the first-century Mediterranean world, the first name of male person was his proper name. The second name indicated the family or clan to which he belonged, whereas the third name was an "honorary title" bestowed on him because of some achievement, good fortune, physical attribute, or "special excellence" Honorary titles were bestowed on Jesus mostly after his death. Such titles were often given to sages. The titles could either amplify Jesus' wisdom and empower people, or serve as instruments of power. This book aims to demonstrate the ideological and political mystification of Jesus in the transmission of the tradition about him. It illustrates the relevance of -The social history of formative Christianity; -The evolution of the Jesus traditions; -The genre of the gospels as biography; and -The institutionalization of charismatic authority.

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À propos de l'auteur

Yolanda Dreyer is Professor in and Chairperson of the Department of Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria, in South Africa.

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Éditeur
Pickwick Publications
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1610978099
ISBN 13 
9781610978095
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
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Personne responsable
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