The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form
- ISBN-10
- 033401512X
- ISBN-13
- 9780334015123
- Category
- Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Author
- Gerd Theissen
Description
Here, in narrative form, is an account of the activity of Jesus of Nazareth, scrupulously constructed so that it does not undercut the insights of New Testament scholarship. What makes it different from other such attempts is that Jesus never actually appears. What we find everywhere is his shadow, his effect. Such an approach avoids the usual pitfalls of the genre and lends this story attributed to a fictitious narrator an attraction, freshness, and power all its own. Tension and interest are maintained to the end, even for those sated with books about Jesus. Careful documentation in the footnotes shows how much of the narrative is based on ancient sources.-- Publisher.
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