Scripting Jesus The Gospels in Rewrite

Name: Scripting Jesus The Gospels in Rewrite
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ISBN: 9780061228803

ISBN-10: 006122880X

ISBN-13: 9780061228803

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Authors: L. Michael White

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In Scripting Jesus, famed scholar of early Christianity L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended-as performed stories of faith rather than factual histories. White demonstrates that each of the four gospel writers had a specific audience in mind and a specific theological agenda to push, and consequently wrote and rewrote their lives of Jesus accordingly-in effect, scripting Jesus to get a particular point across and to achieve the desired audience reaction.The gospel stories have shaped the beliefs of almost two and a half billion Christians. But the gospel writers were not reporters-rather, they were dramatists, and the stories they told publicly…

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List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Prologue: Scripting Jesus: The Storyteller's Art



Casting Characters



Acting the Part


Messiah



Logos and Wisdom's Child



Divine Man



Savior



Crafting Scenes



Orality, Memory, and Performance



Heralding the Crucifixion



Marking the Passion



Casting Spells



Spinning Parables



Potting the Nativity



Staging Gospels



The Misunderstood Messiah


The Gospel of Mark



The Righteous Teacher of Torah


The Gospel of Matthew



The Martyred Sage


The Gospel of Luke



The Man from Heaven


The Gospels of John and Thomas



Gospels and More Gospels


Epilogue: Tales of Fancy, Acts of Faith


Appendices



The Geography of Jesus's World



Solving the Synoptic Problem



The Gospel of Peter



A ï¿½Transcriptï¿½ of Q



Mapping the Narrative World of Luke


Notes


Ancient Writings Index


Subject Index