Research Catalog

Title

The Blackwell companion to Jesus / edited by Delbert Burkett.

Publication

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

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Additional Authors

Burkett, Delbert Royce.

Description

xiv, 556 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

The Blackwell Companion to Jesus features a comprehensive collection of essays that explore the diverse ways in which Jesus has been imagined or portrayed from the beginnings of Christianity to the present day; Considers portrayals of Jesus in the New Testament and beyond, Jesus in non-Christian religions, philosophical and historic perspectives, modern manifestations, and representations in Christian art, novels, and film; Comprehensive scope of coverage distinguishes this work from similar offerings; Examines both Christian and non-Christian perspectives on Jesus.

Series Statement

Blackwell companions to religion

Uniform Title

Blackwell companions to religion.

Alternative Title

Companion to Jesus

Subjects

• Christologie
• Jesus Christ > History of doctrines
• Jesus Christus

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Mark's portrait of Jesus / William R. Telford -- Who do you say that I am : a Matthean response / Elaine M. Wainwright -- Jesus in Luke-Acts / Delbert Burkett -- John's portrait of Jesus / Mary L. Coloe -- Jesus in Q / Christopher Tuckett -- Paul, Jesus, and Christ / Edward Adams -- Jesus in the General Epistles / Harold W. Attridge -- Jesus in the Apocalypse / Ian Boxall -- Constructing images of Jesus from the Hebrew Bible / Warren Carter -- Ancient apocryphal portraits of Jesus / J.K. Elliott -- Gnostic portraits of Jesus / Majella Franzmann -- The Christ of the creeds / Khaled Anatolios -- Jesus in atonement theories / Stephen Finlan -- Jewish perspectives on Jesus / Michael J. Cook -- Islamic perspectives on Jesus / Reem A. Meshal and M. Reza Pirbhai -- Hindu perspectives on Jesus / Sandy Bharat -- Buddhist perspectives on Jesus / Peggy Morgan -- Skeptical perspectives on Jesus' resurrection / Michael Martin -- The quest for the historical Jesus : an overview / David B. Gowler -- The "Jesus" of the Jesus Seminar / Robert J. Miller -- The quest for the historical Jesus : an appraisal / Helen K. Bond -- Modern Western Christology / John P. Galvin -- Christology in Africa, Asia, and Latin America / Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen -- Jesus in American culture / Paul Harvey -- The Black Christ / Kelly Brown Douglas with Delbert Burkett -- Feminist Christologies / Lisa Isherwood -- The "gay" Jesus / Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. -- Modern mystifications of Jesus / Per Beskow -- Jesus in Christian art / Robin M. Jensen -- Jesus novels : solving problems with fiction / Zeba A. Crook -- Jesus in film / Adele Reinhartz.

Call Number

BT198

ISBN

• 9781405193627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 140519362X

LCCN

2010016187

OCLC

608687739

Title

The Blackwell companion to Jesus / edited by Delbert Burkett.

Imprint

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Blackwell companions to religion

Blackwell companions to religion.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Burkett, Delbert Royce.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR BT198 .B543 2011