{"product_id":"the-taming-of-jesus-by-christianity-9780761820994","title":"The Taming of Jesus by Christianity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Taming of Jesus by Christianity, Wayne Mahan peels back the layers of Christianity to provide his readers with a dramatic account of how the original radical teachings of Jesus were domesticated and transformed into a world-changing religion. Mahan''s book is written for a modern public that has become increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of formal, institutionalized religion. He demonstrates that Christianity has at its core Jesus'' demand of love, embodied in the Sermon on the Mount, and that this demand was simply too radical to form a viable religion. Mahan walks the reader through the New Testament, showing how this radical demand of love stands at the center of the synoptic gospels, and how it is systematically transformed by Paul and the Gospel of John into a faith in Jesus as atoning sacrifice and God-Man that is formalized and institutionalized by the Council of Nicaea. In a surprising and compelling presentation, Mahan argues that this transformation of the Christian message was a necessary betrayal that allowed the original radical message of Jesus to be carried within a palatable host religion, rather than be rejected and abandoned two millennia ago. The Taming of Jesus combines a succinct survey of the New Testament with a pointed examination of the central ideas of the Christian faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...engaging and thought-provoking... * Pine Bluff Commercial *\u003cbr\u003e...engaging and thought-provoking... * Pine Bluff Commercial *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Prologue Chapter 2 Understanding the New Testament Chapter 3 The Plan I Will Use Chapter 4 The Gospels Chapter 5 The Gospel of Mark Chapter 6 The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 7 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 8 The Teachings of the Synoptic Jesus Chapter 9 The Gospel of John Chapter 10 Paul Chapter 11 Paul's Letters Chapter 12 Summary of Paul's Thoughts Chapter 13 Letters Attributed to Paul Chapter 14 After Jesus and Paul Chapter 15 Post-Pauline Writings Summarized Chapter 16 Nicaea and the Patristic Age Chapter 17 Epilogue Chapter 18 Index","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037765206359,"sku":"9780761820994","price":45.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761820994.jpg?v=1750937208","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-taming-of-jesus-by-christianity-9780761820994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}