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Jesus for the non-religious : recovering the divine at the heart of the human
- Title
- Jesus for the non-religious : recovering the divine at the heart of the human / John Shelby Spong.
- Author
- Spong, John Shelby.
- Publication
- New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2007.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 07-4510 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xix, 316 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-308) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: The lament of a believer in exile -- PART 1. SEPARATING THE HUMAN JESUS FROM THE MYTH. Introduction: Opening the door on a new quest -- There was no star over Bethlehem -- The parents of Jesus: fictionalized composites -- The historicity of the twelve disciples -- Miracle stories in the Gospels: are they necessary? -- Nature miracles: interpretive signs, not historical events -- Healing miracles: a vision of the Kingdom of God -- Did Jesus literally raise the dead? -- The Crucifixion narrative: liturgy masquerading as history -- The cross: told "in accordance with the scriptures" -- The eternal truth inside the myths of resurrection and ascension -- PART 2. THE ORIGINAL IMAGES OF JESUS. Introduction: Exploring the original images of Jesus -- The oral tradition: where was Jesus remembered? -- Jesus understood as the New Passover -- Jesus understood under the symbols of Yom Kippur -- Jesus as the Son of Man -- Minority images: the Servant, the Shepherd -- Jesus: a man for all Jewish seasons -- PART 3. JESUS FOR THE NON-RELIGIOUS. Introduction: Jesus really lived -- Who is the God met in Jesus? -- Recognizing the sources of religious anger -- Jesus: the breaker of tribal boundaries -- Jesus: the breaker of prejudices and stereotypes -- Jesus: the breaker of religious boundaries -- The Cross: a human portrait of the love of God -- Epilogue: Christpower.
- Call Number
- JFE 07-4510
- ISBN
- 9780060762070
- 0060762071
- LCCN
- 2007296636
- OCLC
- 84911602
- Author
- Spong, John Shelby.
- Title
- Jesus for the non-religious : recovering the divine at the heart of the human / John Shelby Spong.
- Imprint
- New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-308) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-4510