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Scripting Jesus: The Gospels in Rewri- 9780061228797, hardcover, L Michael White
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- White, L. Michael
- ISBN
- 9780061228797
- Book Title
- Scripting Jesus : the Gospels in Rewrite
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 24.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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In Scripting Jesus, famed scholar of early Christianity L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended-as performed stories of faith rather than factual histories. White demonstrates that each of the four gospel writers had a specific audience in mind and a specific theological agenda to push, and consequently wrote and rewrote their lives of Jesus accordingly-in effect, scripting Jesus to get a particular point across and to achieve the desired audience reaction. The gospel stories have shaped the beliefs of almost two and a half billion Christians. But the gospel writers were not reporters-rather, they were dramatists, and the stories they told publicly about Jesus were edited and reedited for the greatest effect. Understanding how these first-century Christians wanted to present Jesus offers us a way to make sense of the sometimes conflicting stories in the gospels. One gospel's version of events will be at odds with another. For instance, in Jesus's birth narrative, there is no mention of a stable in Matthew or Luke, but then there are no wise men in Luke and no shepherds in Matthew. Jesus has brothers in some gospel accounts, and sisters in others, and their naming is inconsistent. Depending on which gospel you are reading, the disciples shift from bumbling morons to heroes of faith. Miracles alter or disappear altogether, and whole scenes get moved around. Such changes from one gospel to the next reveal the shaping and reshaping of the basic story in the living world of the first followers of Jesus. With his usual engaging style, White helps us read the gospels with fresh eyes, giving us a clearer idea of what the gospel stories meant to people in ancient times, and offering insight for how we can understand Jesus's story today.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061228796
ISBN-13
9780061228797
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74279057
Product Key Features
Book Title
Scripting Jesus : the Gospels in Rewrite
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
24.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bs2555.52.W46 2010
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'No one interested in the telling of a story, especially those taken by the Gospel stories of Jesus, will be able to put down Scripting Jesus.White helps the reader of the Gospels by reading carefully, closely and deeply.He draws our attention to the cast of characters in each Gospel; pulls out the ?habits? of each Gospel writer; and shows how all of them is scripted.But he doesn't leave the scripting to the canonical Gospels-- he draws the reader to the legendary Gospels.[He accomplishes] all of this with vivid awareness of the ancient story telling in the Greco-Roman world.This book will engage the listener as well as the teller of tales.' (Kent Harold Richards, Executive Director and Professor of Old Testament, Society of Biblical Literature.)
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-041654
Dewey Decimal
226/.066
Dewey Edition
22
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