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Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist - His Exorcisms in Social and Political Context (Hardcover, New)
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Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist - His Exorcisms in Social and Political Context (Hardcover, New)
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
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Amanda Witmer presents an investigation of exorcism in the
activities of the historical Jesus, particularly the connection
between spirit possession and exorcism on the one hand and the
socio-political context of first-century Galilee on the other.
Witmer draws on research from the areas of sociology, anthropology,
archaeology and biblical studies to illuminate this aspect of
Jesus' career, as well as the broader social implications of spirit
possession in those he treated and the exorcisms themselves.
Evidence found in the strands underlying the "Synoptic Gospels" is
evaluated using the criteria of authenticity and comparative
analysis in order to establish early and historical material.
Questions posed and answered concern the historical plausibility of
Jesus' role as exorcist, the possibility that his own career began
with a period of spirit possession, and the meaning that his
exorcisms conveyed to his first-century audience. Thus, the
methodology includes textual analysis, sociological analysis of
general cultural patterns within which first-century Palestine can
be fitted, and anthropological analysis of the plausible functions
of both spirit possession and exorcism in agrarian societies.
Formerly the "Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Supplement", this is a book series that explores the many aspects
of New Testament study including historical perspectives,
social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural
and contextual approaches. "The Early Christianity in Context"
series, a part of "JSNTS", examines the birth and development of
early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The
series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and
economic context. "European Seminar on Christian Origins" and
"Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement" are also
part of "JSNTS".
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