How the Gospels became history : Jesus and Mediterranean myths /

Litwa, M. David,

How the Gospels became history : Jesus and Mediterranean myths / Jesus and Mediterranean myths. M. David Litwa. - ix, 298 pages ; 25 cm. - Synkrisis. . - Synkrisis. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction: The Gospels, mythography, and historiography -- Jesus myth theory -- A theory of comparison -- Incarnation -- Genealogy -- Divine conception -- Dream visions and prophecies -- Magi and the star -- Child in danger, child of wonder -- The righteous lawgiver -- Miracles -- The pharmakos -- Empty tombs and translation -- Disappearance and recognition -- Ascent -- Eyewitnesses -- Conclusion: The myth of historicity.

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Bible.--Gospels--Historiography.

BS2555.6.H55 / L58 2019

226.067