Description

Book Synopsis
Through comparison with representative authors such as Philo and Plutarch, and a comprehensive analysis of Jesus and various intermediary figures from Greco-Roman religion and ancient Judaism, Michael Bird demonstrates how early accounts of Jesus both overlapped with and diverged from existing forms of religious expression.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Jesus and Ancient Divinity
  • 1. Problematizing Jesus' Divinity
  • 2. The Search for Divine Ontology
  • Part Two: Jesus and Intermediary Figures
  • 3. Putting Jesus in His Place: Scholarship on Early Christology and Intermediary Figures
  • 4. Jesus and the "In-Betweeners": Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary Figures
  • 5. Setting Jesus apart from Demiurges, Deities, Daemons, and Divi

Jesus Among the Gods

Product form

£44.20

Includes FREE delivery

RRP £52.00 – you save £7.80 (15%)

Order before 4pm today for delivery by Mon 5 Jan 2026.

A Hardback by Michael F. Bird

Out of stock


    View other formats and editions of Jesus Among the Gods by Michael F. Bird

    Publisher: Baylor University Press
    Publication Date: 15/10/2022
    ISBN13: 9781481316750, 978-1481316750
    ISBN10: 1481316753
    Also in:
    Ancient history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Through comparison with representative authors such as Philo and Plutarch, and a comprehensive analysis of Jesus and various intermediary figures from Greco-Roman religion and ancient Judaism, Michael Bird demonstrates how early accounts of Jesus both overlapped with and diverged from existing forms of religious expression.

    Table of Contents
    • Introduction
    • Part One: Jesus and Ancient Divinity
    • 1. Problematizing Jesus' Divinity
    • 2. The Search for Divine Ontology
    • Part Two: Jesus and Intermediary Figures
    • 3. Putting Jesus in His Place: Scholarship on Early Christology and Intermediary Figures
    • 4. Jesus and the "In-Betweeners": Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary Figures
    • 5. Setting Jesus apart from Demiurges, Deities, Daemons, and Divi

    Recently viewed products

    © 2025 Book Curl

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account