Infancy Gospels: Stories and Identities - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3161508335 ISBN 13 : 9783161508332

Editeur : Mohr Siebeck, 2011

Synopsis

Even though the canonical Jesus' infancy stories have always provoked great interest in popular culture and in the arts, they have been neglected in research during the last decades due to the relatively late date of their redaction. Since the monograph by Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah, the researchers working on this topic have not attempted to consider its historical impact. In this volume, an international team of scholars proposes firstly a reconsideration of the historical background of these stories in terms of early Jewish and Christian identity quests. Secondly, they deal with early Christian questions on Jesus' infancy and childhood through canonical and apocryphal Gospels including information from Patristic and documentary literature. On the theological level, this volume illustrates the impact that these apocryphal texts, recognized as "useful for the soul" (a phrase coined by Francois Bovon), have had on the Christian faith. Contributors: Philip Alexander, Frederic Amsler, Daniel Barbu, Simon Butticaz, Valentina Calzolari, Claire Clivaz, Jose Costa, Elian Cuvillier, Adriana Destro, Luc Devillers, Jorg Frey, Daniel Gerber, Christian Grappe, Christophe Guignard, Jean-Daniel Kaestli, Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Moises Mayordomo, Simon Claude Mimouni, Enrico Norelli, David Pastorelli, Mauro Pesce, Francesca Prescendi, Francois Rosset, Anders Runesson, Andrea Taschl-Erber, Geert van Oyen, Joseph Verheyden, Benedict Viviano, Sever J. Voicu, Lily Vuong

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Benjamin Bertho, Born 1983; PhD student in History of Religions, University of Lausanne (Switzerland).Claire Clivaz, Born 1971; tenure assistant Professor in New Testament and Early Christian Literature, at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland).Andreas Dettwiler, Born 1960; from 1997 to 2004 Professor of New Testament at the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland); since 2004 Professor at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).Luc Devillers, Born 1954; 1995-2008 Professor of New Testament at the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise in Jerusalem; since 2009 Assistant Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Theology at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).Enrico Norelli, Born 1952; 1991-2004 Professor of Christian apocryphal litterature at the University of Geneva (Switzerland); since 2004 full professor of History of Early Christianity at the same Faculty.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mohr Siebeck
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3161508335
• ISBN 13: 9783161508332
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 785
• Éditeur: Bertho Benjamin, Clivaz Claire, Dettwiler Andreas, Devillers Luc, Norelli Enrico
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible