Results 1 to 1 of 1
- Mythologizing Jesus : from Jewish teacher to epic hero / by MacDonald, Dennis R.,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The Christian superhero --Born divine and human --Empowerment from above and enlisting sailors --Feeding thousands --Master of the winds --Tamer of monsters --Curing an old woman and bringing a girl back to life --Water walker --Land of the dead --Blind seer --Daring hero eats with the enemy --Hero in disguise transformed --Curing a boy with a demon --Entering a city in disguise --Clearing out a den of robbers --Prophet anointed by a woman --Following a water carrier --Preparing for death while friends sleep --Traitor in the midst --Cowardly promise breaker --Preferring a rascal to a hero --Heroic death and mourning women --Rescuing a corpse --Living dead --Disappearing into the sky --Appendix. The gospels of Matthew and John.Our culture is well-populated with superheroes: Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and more. Superheroes are not a modern invention; in fact, they are prehistoric. The gods and goddesses of the Greeks, for example, walked on water, flew, visited the land of the dead, and lived forever. Ancient Christians told similar stories about Jesus, their primary superhero—he possessed incredible powers of healing, walked on water, rose from the dead, and more. Dennis R. MacDonald shows how the stories told in the Gospels parallel many in Greek and Roman epics with the aim of compelling their readers into life-changing decisions to follow Jesus. MacDonald doesn’t call into question the existence of Jesus but rather asks readers to examine the biblical stories about him through a new, mythological lens.- Subjects: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
Results 1 to 1 of 1