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Informationen zum Autor By Dennis R. MacDonald Klappentext Dennis MacDonald shows how Gospel stories parallel many Greek and Roman epics--from walking on water to visiting the land of the dead--to compel first-century readers into life-changing decisions to follow Jesus. MacDonald doesn't call into question the existence of Jesus but rather asks readers to examine the Gospels through a new, mythological lens. Dennis MacDonald shows how Gospel stories parallel many Greek and Roman epics from walking on water to visiting the land of the dead to compel first-century readers into life-changing decisions to follow Jesus. MacDonald doesn t call into question the existence of Jesus but rather asks readers to examine the Gospels through a new, mythological lens." Inhaltsverzeichnis DedicationMythological Names and Places (Greek and Roman) List of FiguresIntroduction: The Christian Superhero 1. Born Divine and Human 2. Empowered from Above and Enlisting Sailors 3. Feeding Thousands 4. Master of the Winds 5. Tamer of Monsters 6. Curing an Old Woman and Bringing a Girl back to Life 7. Water Walker8. Land of the Dead 9. Blind Seer 10. Daring Hero Eats with the Enemy 11. Hero in Disguise Transformed 12. Curing a Boy with a Demon13. Entering a City in Disguise 14. Clearing out a Den of Robbers 15. Prophet Anointed by a Woman 16. Following a Water Carrier 17. Preparing for Death while Friends Sleep 18. Traitor in the Midst 19. Cowardly Promise Breaker 20. Preferring a Rascal to a Hero 21. Heroic Death and Mourning Women22. Rescuing a Corpse 23. Living Dead 24. Disappearing into the Sky Conclusion: The Mythologized Jesus and Modern CultureAppendix: The Gospels of Matthew and JohnWorks CitedFurther Reading on the Homeric Epics and Greek MythologyFurther Reading on the New Testament and Classical Greek Literature
