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100 1 _aHorsley, Richard A.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aJesus and Magic :
_bFreeing the Gospel Stories from Modern Misconceptions /
_cRichard A. Horsley.
300 _a1 online resource.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aPart 1. Miracles -- A missing concept (elite) Judean and Hellenistic culture -- The concept of miracle and Jesus' healings and exorcisms -- Part 2. Magic -- Modern construction of ancient magic -- Construction of Jewish magic -- Construction of Jesus as magician -- The magician--and Jesus--as sociological type -- Discourse, ritual practices, and healing -- Part 3. Jesus's healings and exorcisms -- The Gospel stories as the sources -- Healing episodes -- Exorcism episodes.
520 _aIt has become standard in modern interpretation to say that Jesus performed miracles, and even mainline scholarly interpreters classify Jesus's healings and exorcisms as miracles. Some highly regarded scholars have argued, more provocatively, that the healings and exorcisms were magic, and that Jesus was a magician. As Richard Horsley points out, if we make a critical comparison between modern interpretation of Jesus's healing and exorcism, on the one hand, and the Gospel stories and other ancient texts, on the other hand, it becomes clear that the miracle and magic are modern concepts, products of Enlightenment thinking. Jesus and Magic asserts that Gospel stories do not have the concepts of miracle and magic. What scholars constructed as magic turns out to have been ritual practices such as songs (incantations), medicines (potions), and appeals to higher powers for protection. Horsley offers a critical reading of the healing and exorcism episodes in the Gospel stories. This reading reveals a dynamic relationship between Jesus the healer, the trust of those coming for healing, and their support networks in local communities. Horsley's reading of the Gospel stories gives little or no indication of divine intervention. Rather, the healing and exorcism stories portray healings and exorcisms.
538 _aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
600 0 0 _aJesus Christ
_xMiracles.
650 0 _aExorcism in the Bible.
650 0 _aHealing in the Bible.
653 _aJesus Christ.
653 _aJesus Christ -- Miracles.
653 _aJesus Christ.
653 _aMiracles of Jesus Christ.
653 _aRELIGION
653 _aRELIGION
653 _aHealing in the Bible.
653 _aExorcism in the Bible.
653 _aMiracles of Jesus Christ.
653 _aReligion.
653 _aPhilosophy & Religion.
653 _aChristianity.
653 _aElectronic books.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aHorsley, Richard A.
_tJesus and Magic : Freeing the Gospel Stories from Modern Misconceptions.
_dHavertown : James Clarke & Co, ℗♭2015
_z9780227175255.
856 4 0 _uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/vu.edu.au?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1cgf196
_zFull-text via Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions
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