The birth of Jesus : biblical and theological reflections
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The birth of Jesus : biblical and theological reflections
T & T Clark, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-134) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What is the significance of the birth of Jesus for people today? This text examines the continuing significance of the birth for the third millennium, considering issues such as Jesus' circumcision and His DNA to the power of nativity stories and their symbolic efficacy.
Table of Contents
- Introduction, George Brooke. Part 1 Jesus - fully Jewish and more: Yeshu/Yeshua ben Yosef of Nazareth - discerning the Jewish face of Jesus, Philip Alexander
- Qumran - the cradle of the Christ?, George Brooke
- uncovering the corona - a theology of circumcision, Graham Ward. Part 2 Jesus, fully human and more: the birth of Jesus and why Paul was in favour of it, Barry Matlock
- DNA of our DNA, Arthur Peacocke. Part 3 Jesus, more than the full story: the value of being virginal - Mary and Anna in the Lukan infancy prologue, Todd Klutz
- "the story" and "our stories" -narrative theology, vernacular religion and the birth of Jesus, Elaine Graham. Part 4 Jesus, fully symbolic and more: an iconological argument, Gerald Downing
- nativity and natality, Grace Jantzen.
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