The Blackwell companion to Jesus

Author(s)

• Burkett, Delbert Royce

Bibliographic Information

The Blackwell companion to Jesus

edited by Delbert Burkett

（Blackwell companions to religion）

Wiley Blackwell, 2014

• : pbk

Note

"This paperback edition first published 2014"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Blackwell Companion to Jesus features a comprehensive collection of essays that explore the diverse ways in which Jesus has been imagined or portrayed from the beginnings of Christianity to the present day. Considers portrayals of Jesus in the New Testament and beyond, Jesus in non-Christian religions, philosophical and historic perspectives, modern manifestations, and representations in Christian art, novels, and film Comprehensive scope of coverage distinguishes this work from similar offerings Examines both Christian and non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, including those from ethnic and sexual groups, as well as from other faiths Offers rich and rewarding insights which will shape our understanding of this influential figure and his enduring legacy

Table of Contents

List of Figures viii Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xv Images of Jesus: An Overview 1 Delbert Burkett Part I Jesus in the New Testament 11 1 Mark's Portrait of Jesus 13 William R. Telford 2 Who Do You Say That I Am? A Matthean Response 30 Elaine M. Wainwright 3 Jesus in Luke-Acts 47 Delbert Burkett 4 John's Portrait of Jesus 64 Mary L. Coloe 5 Jesus in Q 81 Christopher Tuckett 6 Paul, Jesus, and Christ 94 Edward Adams 7 Jesus in the General Epistles 111 Harold W. Attridge 8 Jesus in the Apocalypse 119 Ian Boxall 9 Constructing Images of Jesus from the Hebrew Bible 127 Warren Carter Part II Jesus Beyond the New Testament 143 10 Ancient Apocryphal Portraits of Jesus 145 J. K. Elliott 11 Gnostic Portraits of Jesus 160 Majella Franzmann 12 The Christ of the Creeds 176 Khaled Anatolios 13 Jesus in Atonement Theories 193 Stephen Finlan Part III Jesus in World Religions 213 14 Jewish Perspectives on Jesus 215 Michael J. Cook 15 Islamic Perspectives on Jesus 232 Reem A. Meshal and M. Reza Pirbhai 16 Hindu Perspectives on Jesus 250 Sandy Bharat 17 Buddhist Perspectives on Jesus 267 Peggy Morgan Part IV Philosophical and Historical Perspectives on Jesus 283 18 Skeptical Perspectives on Jesus' Resurrection 285 Michael Martin 19 The Quest for the Historical Jesus: An Overview 301 David B. Gowler 20 The "Jesus" of the Jesus Seminar 319 Robert J. Miller 21 The Quest for the Historical Jesus: An Appraisal 337 Helen K. Bond Part V Modern Manifestations of Jesus 355 22 Modern Western Christology 357 John P. Galvin 23 Christology in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 375 Veli-Matti Karkkainen 24 Jesus in American Culture 394 Paul Harvey 25 The Black Christ 410 Kelly Brown Douglas with Delbert Burkett 26 Feminist Christologies 427 Lisa Isherwood 27 The "Gay" Jesus 443 Theodore W. Jennings Jr. 28 Modern Mystifications of Jesus 458 Per Beskow Part VI Jesus in Art, Fiction, and Film 475 29 Jesus in Christian Art 477 Robin M. Jensen 30 Jesus Novels: Solving Problems with Fiction 504 Zeba A. Crook 31 Jesus in Film 519 Adele Reinhartz Index 532

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Details

• NCID: BB18106330
• ISBN:
  • 9781118724101
• LCCN: 2010016187
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chichester
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 556 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT198
  • DC22 : 232/.809
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA48843705