Simulating Jesus: Reality Effects in the Gospels Contributor(s): Aichele, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845536819 ISBN-13: 9781845536817 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
Dewey: 232.8 |
LCCN: 2010031023 |
Series: Bibleworld |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 258 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Can the different pictures of Jesus in the New Testament be reconciled? Or are they simply simulations, the products of a virtual Gospel? Simulating Jesus argues that the gospels do not represent four versions of one Jesus story but rather four distinct narrative simulacra, each of which is named Jesus. The book explores the theory and evidence justifying this claim and discusses its practical and theological consequences. The simulations of Jesus in each of the gospels are analysed and placed alongside Jesus simulacra elsewhere in the Bible and contemporary popular culture. Simulating Jesus offers a radical understanding of Scripture that will be of interest to students and scholars of biblical studies. |