{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-jesus-wiley-blackwell-companions-to-religion-9781118724101","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Jesus Wiley Blackwell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of The New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “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.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “No collection of essays better represents the remarkable diversity in the approaches to the elusive Jesus of Nazareth ... Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above.” (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Burkett has assembled an extraordinary collection of essays that invites a wide readership.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2011)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“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.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Theological Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImages of Jesus: An Overview 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelbert Burkett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Jesus in the New Testament 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mark’s Portrait of Jesus 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam R. Telford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Who Do You Say That I Am? A Matthean Response 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElaine M. Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Jesus in Luke-Acts 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelbert Burkett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 John’s Portrait of Jesus 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary L. Coloe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Jesus in Q 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Tuckett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Paul, Jesus, and Christ 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Jesus in the General Epistles 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarold W. Attridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Jesus in the Apocalypse 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Boxall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Constructing Images of Jesus from the Hebrew Bible 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarren Carter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Jesus Beyond the New Testament 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ancient Apocryphal Portraits of Jesus 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. K. Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Gnostic Portraits of Jesus 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMajella Franzmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Christ of the Creeds 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKhaled Anatolios\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Jesus in Atonement Theories 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Finlan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Jesus in World Religions 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Jewish Perspectives on Jesus 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Islamic Perspectives on Jesus 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReem A. Meshal and M. Reza Pirbhai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Hindu Perspectives on Jesus 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSandy Bharat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Buddhist Perspectives on Jesus 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeggy Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Philosophical and Historical Perspectives on Jesus 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Skeptical Perspectives on Jesus’ Resurrection 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Quest for the Historical Jesus: An Overview 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid B. Gowler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The “Jesus” of the Jesus Seminar 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert J. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Quest for the Historical Jesus: An Appraisal 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen K. Bond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Modern Manifestations of Jesus 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Modern Western Christology 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn P. Galvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Christology in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVeli-Matti Kärkkäinen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Jesus in American Culture 394\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Black Christ 410\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKelly Brown Douglas with Delbert Burkett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Feminist Christologies 427\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Isherwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The “Gay” Jesus 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheodore W. Jennings Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Modern Mystifications of Jesus 458\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePer Beskow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Jesus in Art, Fiction, and Film 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Jesus in Christian Art 477\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin M. Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Jesus Novels: Solving Problems with Fiction 504\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZeba A. Crook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Jesus in Film 519\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdele Reinhartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 532\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406911545687,"sku":"9781118724101","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118724101.jpg?v=1730497533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-blackwell-companion-to-jesus-wiley-blackwell-companions-to-religion-9781118724101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}