Cutting Jesus Down to Size
By:George Albert Wells
Published on 2013-12-01 by Open Court
In this provocative book, noted scholar G. A. Wells tells the story of Higher Criticism: the close study of the scriptures that reveals difficulties and discrepancies. Wells traces the discipline’s German beginnings, exploring the problems in the New Testament that prompted scholars to revise traditional theories of the scriptures’ origins. Wells then traces the development and reception of these views from the 18th century to today. Drawing on current biblical scholarship, Wells explains how the Jesus of Paul’s epistles differs radically from later versions and addresses conservative Christians’ attempts to reconcile them. He carefully analyzes what the New Testament says about miracles, the Virgin Birth, the Nativity, Jesus’ conflicting genealogies, the Resurrection, the post-Resurrection appearances, and the failed prophecies of imminent apocalypse. Wells persuasively profiles the New Testament as a fascinating but flawed collection of incompatible viewpoints, revealing Jesus as a shifting, ambiguous, legendary figure who reflected the evolving teachings of a fragmented, emotion-based cultic movement.
This Book was ranked at 21 by Google Books for keyword the dead sea scrolls revised edition a new translation.
Book ID of Cutting Jesus Down to Size's Books is KuccAwAAQBAJ, Book which was written byGeorge Albert Wellshave ETAG "hc0gg6dB55c"
Book which was published by Open Court since 2013-12-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780812698671 and ISBN 10 Code is 0812698673
Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true
Book which have "384 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryReligion
This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ""
This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true
Book Preview
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar