The Great Deception: And What Jesus Really Said and Did - Softcover

Luedemann, Gerd

 
9780334027478: The Great Deception: And What Jesus Really Said and Did
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0334027470 ISBN 13: 9780334027478
Verlag: SCM Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

It is widely recognized by New Testament scholars that many of the sayings and actions attributed to Jesus in the Gospels do not go back to him, but to a considerable degree have been influenced, or even constructed, by the early church. HOwever, on the whole they have taken a comparatively relaxed attitude towards this discovery, by bringing the ’Jesus of history’ close to the ’Christ of faith’ or by seeing the New Testament canon as it now exists as the basis for Christian belief.Gerd Lüdemann is keenly aware of the dangers which go with this kind of approach and calls for a more rigorous treatment of the Gospels. In clear, straightforward language he first gives the criteria by which he believes it possible to distinguish inauthentic from authentic sayings and actions of Jesus, and then shows which sayings and actions can be regarded as authentic and which cannot. His radical conclusion is that the Jesus thus discovered cannot support the traditional Christian faith. The Jesus who remains is a deeply sympathetic personality and one of the great religious figures of the world, but it is no longer possible for Christianity honesty to appeal to him without being an accomplice in a ’great deception’.Gerd Lüdemann is Professor of History and Literature of Early Christianity Emeritus in the University of Göttingen, Germany.

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Reseña del editor

It is widely recognized by New Testament scholars that many of the sayings and actions attributed to Jesus in the Gospels do not go back to him, but to a considerable degree have been influenced, or even constructed, by the early church. HOwever, on the whole they have taken a comparatively relaxed attitude towards this discovery, by bringing the 'Jesus of history' close to the 'Christ of faith' or by seeing the New Testament canon as it now exists as the basis for Christian belief. Gerd Lüdemann is keenly aware of the dangers which go with this kind of approach and calls for a more rigorous treatment of the Gospels. In clear, straightforward language he first gives the criteria by which he believes it possible to distinguish inauthentic from authentic sayings and actions of Jesus, and then shows which sayings and actions can be regarded as authentic and which cannot. His radical conclusion is that the Jesus thus discovered cannot support the traditional Christian faith. The Jesus who remains is a deeply sympathetic personality and one of the great religious figures of the world, but it is no longer possible for Christianity honesty to appeal to him without being an accomplice in a 'great deception'. Gerd Lüdemann is Professor of History and Literature of Early Christianity Emeritus in the University of Göttingen, Germany.

Biografía del autor

Gerd Ludemann is Professor of New Testament at the University of Gottingen in Germany and Director of the Institute of Early Christian Studies. He taught for several years at Vanderbilt Divinity School and has authored several works of New Testament scholarship, including "What Really Happened to Jesus: A Historical Approach to the Resurrection".

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Verlag
SCM Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0334027470
ISBN 13 
9780334027478
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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