The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith. The Incarnational Narrative as History. - EVANS, C. S.,
the incarnational narrative as history
KORTE INHOUD
The story of Jesus of Nazareth, as recounted in the New Testament, has always been understood by the church to be historically true. It is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of a real person, whose links with history are firmly signalled in the creeds of the early church, which affirm that Jesus `suffered under Pontius Pilate'. Contemporary historical scholarship has, however, called into question the reliability of the church's version of this story, and thereby raised thequestion as to whether ordinary people can know its historical truth. This book argues that the historicity of the story still matters, and that its religious significance cannot be captured by the category of `non-historical myth'. The commonly drawn distinction between the Christ of faith and Jesus of history cannot be maintained. The Christ who is the object of faith must be seen as historical; the Jesus who is reconstructed by historical scholarship is always shaped by commitments offaith. A reconsideration of the Englighte...
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1996Uitgever: Oxford University Press386 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 019826397XISBN-13: 9780198263975Koop dit boek tweedehands
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1996, paperback, goed exemplaar, good copy [Auteur: Evans, C. Stephen] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 1996] [Titel: The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith / The Incarnational Narrative as History]
