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How the Gospels became history : Jesus and Mediterranean myths / M. David Litwa.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SynkrisisDescription: ix, 298 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0300242638
  • 9780300242638
Other title:
  • Jesus and Mediterranean myths
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 226.067 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2555.6.H55 L58 2019
Contents:
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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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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