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jesus a brief history
drawing on examples from literature art and popular culture as well as theology this engaging book reveals the importance of the question whose was he in fully understanding the life and legacy of jesus.a concise accessible and engaging exploration of jesuss life and enduring influencecharts the changing global status and influence of jesus a galilean jew born when the ancient roman empire ruled the mediterranean world and how he has come to be honored as the christ and recognized by billions of people around the worldtraces the reception history of jesus and his story over the past two millennia through art literature and culture as well as theologydraws on a fascinating range of materials from ancient texts creeds and theological treatises to the visual and dramatic arts including books like the davinci code and films such as the passion of the christ
hardcover blackwell pub 2009 isbn13 9781405170192 isbn10 1405170190
book type nf isbn 13 9781405170192 number of pages 263 publisher wiley blackwell release date 62135769600000