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Scripting Jesus: The Gospels in Rewrite
by White, L. Michael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0061228796
- ISBN 13
- 9780061228797
- Seller
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About This Item
HarperOne, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, deep yellow spine cloth and dark spine lettering. Light bump to heel of spine. Text block clean & tight with no markings or defects to note. Dust jacket very good; bright & crisp, no defects to note; not price clipped. 516 numbered pages. Contains Five Appendices: 1) The Geography of Jesus's World 2) Solving the Synoptic Problem 3) The Gospel of Peter 4) A ""Transcript"" of Q 5) Mapping the Narrative World of Luke. Concludes with Notes to the Chapters, An Ancient Writings Index, and a Subject Index. Biblical quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version. * From the book, ""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.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000159
- Title
- Scripting Jesus: The Gospels in Rewrite
- Author
- White, L. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0061228796
- ISBN 13
- 9780061228797
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Bible - Gospels - Criticism & Interpretation, Bible - Gospels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spirituality & Religion; Bible & Biblical Related;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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