Jesus Beyond Nationalism - Constructing the Historical Jesus in a Period of Cultural Complexity (Paperback)

The link between historical Jesus studies and the broader cultural contexts has been largely lost in contemporary scholarship, with the heritage of the Jesus scholarship from the nineteenth century being detached from its cultural context and with the history of Jesus scholarship being buried as a topic in the development of methods and issues in New Testament studies. As a result most presentations of the historical Jesus are historiographically and hermeneutically na?ve, assuming an objective posture, with little or no reflection on their ideological presuppositions. Therefore, consciously or unconsciously, they often represent hegemonic positions. This collection of essays starts from a different position, by questioning the use of presentations of Jesus to defend and protect hegemonic or mono-cultural contexts, and thereby explicitly or implicitly favour a development towards a more inclusive society for persons from different ethnic, racial, national, gender and sexual orientation backgrounds. This collection of essays will look at the cultural and ideological beginnings of historical Jesus studies in the nineteenth century and expose the underlying presuppositions of hegemony in contemporary presentations of Jesus, viewed from the perspective of cultural complexity.

General

Imprint:	Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	BibleWorld
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Halvor Moxnes • Ward Blanton • James G Crossley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-84553-411-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	1-84553-411-5
Barcode:	9781845534110

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