Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History
Best Book Relating to the New Testament 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) Publication AwardWhat did Jesus think of himself? How did he face death? What were his expectations of the future? In this volume, now in paperback, internationally renowned Jesus scholar Dale Allison Jr. addresses such perennially fascinating questions about Jesus. The acclaimed hardcover edition received the Biblical Archaeology Society's "Best Book Relating to the New Testament" award in 2011.Representing the fruit of several decades of research, this major work questions standard approaches to Jesus studies and rethinks our knowledge of the historical Jesus in light of recent progress in the scientific study of memory. Allison's groundbreaking alternative strategy calls for applying what we know about the function of human memory to our reading of the Gospels in order to "construct Jesus" more soundly.
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Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History
Best Book Relating to the New Testament 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) Publication AwardWhat did Jesus think of himself? How did he face death? What were his expectations of the future? In this volume, now in paperback, internationally renowned Jesus scholar Dale Allison Jr. addresses such perennially fascinating questions about Jesus. The acclaimed hardcover edition received the Biblical Archaeology Society's "Best Book Relating to the New Testament" award in 2011.Representing the fruit of several decades of research, this major work questions standard approaches to Jesus studies and rethinks our knowledge of the historical Jesus in light of recent progress in the scientific study of memory. Allison's groundbreaking alternative strategy calls for applying what we know about the function of human memory to our reading of the Gospels in order to "construct Jesus" more soundly.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801048753 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 02/15/2013 |
Pages: | 624 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.70(d) |
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