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Jesus the Sorcerer - Exorcist & Prophet of the Apocalypse (Paperback, New)
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Jesus the Sorcerer - Exorcist & Prophet of the Apocalypse (Paperback, New)
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The most complete summation to date of the New Testament evidence
for magical practice by Jesus and the early Christians. The very
notion of Jesus being a sorcerer runs so against the grain of the
Western cultural myth that even non-Christians are likely to find
it far-fetched or even vaguely disturbing. Nevertheless, scholars
steadily accumulated evidence for magical practices in the New
Testament throughout much of the 20th century. It is that ever
expanding body of knowledge that has made this book possible. This
book examines the following: The nature of the earliest Christian
documents, the defects of their trans-mission, and the evidence for
the suppression of descriptions of magical acts. The closely
related problem of the New Testament accounts as historical
sources. The radically apocalyptic nature of Jesus' message and the
expectations of the early church. The failure of the apocalypse to
occur and the theological reaction to that failure. The role of
magic and mystery religion in early Christianity. A revisiting of
the story of the "beloved disciple" and what it may tell us about
Jesus and suppression of evidence about his life. Contents:
Documentary Evidence / Infancy Narratives / Confrontation /
Resurrection as Ghost Story /Apocalyptic Prophet / Apocalypse
Postponed, / Magic and Mystery, / Jesus the Magician / Spirit
Versus Spirit, / Ecstatic Inner Circle, / Christian Mysteries, /
Secret Gospel of Mark, / Beloved Disciple, / On the Use of Boys in
Magic, / Apocalypse, Magic, and Christianity, / "Son of David." /
Mary Magdalene
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