Overview
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
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Author: Delbert Burkett (Louisiana State University, USA)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.862kg
ISBN: 9781118724101
ISBN 10: 1118724100
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This Companion will be a necessary part of any serious theological library. The essays are consistently strong and present invaluable orientations to their assigned topic. The real success of this book lies in bringing together perspectives on Jesus from so many sources of attention: texts, culture, history, various theologies, worldwide Christianity, world religions and media. Strongly recommended. (Journal for the Study of The New Testament, 2012) This is another excellent contribution to religious scholarship by Wiley-Blackwell. Chapters are scholarly but readable for the more general enquirer and some have illustrations, an unusual feature for this series of books. This volume is highly recommended for any library that has strong religious collections, whether Christian or not, and should endure for some years as a standard work in the field. (Reference Reviews, 2011) No collection of essays better represents the remarkable diversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ... Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above. (Choice, 1 May 2011) Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essays that invites a wide readership. (Books News, 2011) An imaginative collection of essays ... No fewer than 32 authors ... have been recruited to write essays, all about 15 pages in length, and there is hardly any overlap among them, even in dealing with basic New Testament texts. The editor, Delburt Burkett, is to be commended. (The Journal of Theological Studies, 2011)
<p> This Companion will be a necessary part of any serious theological library. The essays are consistently strong and present invaluable orientations to their assigned topic. The real success of this book lies in bringing together perspectives on Jesus from so many sources of attention: texts, culture, history, various theologies, worldwide Christianity, world religions and media. Strongly recommended. ( Journal for the Study of The New Testament , 2012) This is another excellent contribution to religious scholarship by Wiley-Blackwell. Chapters are scholarly but readable for the more general enquirer and some have illustrations, an unusual feature for this series of books. This volume is highly recommended for any library that has strong religious collections, whether Christian or not, and should endure for some years as a standard work in the field. ( Reference Reviews , 2011) No collection of essays better represents the remarkable diversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ... Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above. ( Choice , 1 May 2011) Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essays that invites a wide readership. ( Books News , 2011) An imaginative collection of essays ... No fewer than 32 authors ... have been recruited to write essays, all about 15 pages in length, and there is hardly any overlap among them, even in dealing with basic New Testament texts. The editor, Delburt Burkett, is to be commended. ( The Journal of Theological Studies , 2011)
This Companion will be a necessary part of anyserious theological library. The essays are consistently strong andpresent invaluable orientations to their assigned topic. The realsuccess of this book lies in bringing together perspectives onJesus from so many sources of attention: texts, culture, history,various theologies, worldwide Christianity, world religions andmedia. Strongly recommended. (Journal for the Study ofThe New Testament, 2012) This is another excellent contribution to religiousscholarship by Wiley-Blackwell. Chapters are scholarly but readablefor the more general enquirer and some have illustrations, anunusual feature for this series of books. This volume is highlyrecommended for any library that has strong religious collections,whether Christian or not, and should endure for some years as astandard work in the field. (ReferenceReviews, 2011) No collection of essays better represents the remarkablediversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ...Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above. (Choice, 1 May 2011) Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essaysthat invites a wide readership. (Books News,2011) An imaginative collection of essays ... No fewerthan 32 authors have been recruited to write essays, allabout 15 pages in length, and there is hardly any overlap amongthem, even in dealing with basic New Testament texts. The editor,Delburt Burkett, is to be commended. (The Journal ofTheological Studies, 2011)
This Companion will be a necessary part of any serious theological library. The essays are consistently strong and present invaluable orientations to their assigned topic. The real success of this book lies in bringing together perspectives on Jesus from so many sources of attention: texts, culture, history, various theologies, worldwide Christianity, world religions and media. Strongly recommended. ( Journal for the Study of The New Testament , 2012) This is another excellent contribution to religious scholarship by Wiley-Blackwell. Chapters are scholarly but readable for the more general enquirer and some have illustrations, an unusual feature for this series of books. This volume is highly recommended for any library that has strong religious collections, whether Christian or not, and should endure for some years as a standard work in the field. ( Reference Reviews , 2011) No collection of essays better represents the remarkable diversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ... Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above. ( Choice , 1 May 2011) Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essays that invites a wide readership. ( Books News , 2011) An imaginative collection of essays ... No fewer than 32 authors ... have been recruited to write essays, all about 15 pages in length, and there is hardly any overlap among them, even in dealing with basic New Testament texts. The editor, Delburt Burkett, is to be commended. ( The Journal of Theological Studies , 2011)
<p> This Companion will be a necessary part of anyserious theological library. The essays are consistently strong andpresent invaluable orientations to their assigned topic. The realsuccess of this book lies in bringing together perspectives onJesus from so many sources of attention: texts, culture, history,various theologies, worldwide Christianity, world religions andmedia. Strongly recommended. (Journal for the Study ofThe New Testament, 2012) This is another excellent contribution to religiousscholarship by Wiley-Blackwell. Chapters are scholarly but readablefor the more general enquirer and some have illustrations, anunusual feature for this series of books. This volume is highlyrecommended for any library that has strong religious collections,whether Christian or not, and should endure for some years as astandard work in the field. (ReferenceReviews, 2011) No collection of essays better represents the remarkablediversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ...Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above. (Choice, 1 May 2011) Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essaysthat invites a wide readership. (Books News,2011) An imaginative collection of essays ... No fewerthan 32 authors have been recruited to write essays, allabout 15 pages in length, and there is hardly any overlap amongthem, even in dealing with basic New Testament texts. The editor,Delburt Burkett, is to be commended. (The Journal ofTheological Studies, 2011)
Author Information
Delbert Burkett is Professor of Religious Studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of The Son of Man Debate: A History and Evaluation (1999), An Introduction to the New Testament and Origins of Christianity (2002), and Rethinking the Gospel Sources: From Proto-Mark to Mark (2004).
