How the gospels became history : Jesus and Mediterranean myths /

A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myths, but as historical records Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient--and modern--people, early Christians made efforts to present their myths in the most b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Litwa, M. David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Colección:Synkrisis.
Temas:
Bible. > Gospels > Historiography.
Bible. > Gospels
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > History & Culture.
Historiography
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction. The Gospels, Mythography, and Historiography
  • Chapter One. Jesus Myth Theory
  • Chapter Two. A Theory of Comparison
  • Chapter Three. Incarnation
  • Chapter Four. Genealogy
  • Chapter Five. Divine Conception
  • Chapter Six. Dream Visions and Prophecies
  • Chapter Seven. Magi and the Star
  • Chapter Eight. Child in Danger, Child of Wonder
  • Chapter Nine. The Righteous Lawgiver
  • Chapter Ten. Miracles
  • Chapter Eleven. The Pharmakos
  • Chapter Twelve. Empty Tombs and Translation
  • Chapter Thirteen Disappearance and Recognition
  • Chapter Fourteen. Ascent
  • Chapter Fifteen. Eyewitnesses
  • Conclusion. The Myth of Historicity
  • Notes
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Ancient Sources

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