Other Jesus - Stories From World Religions

The Other Jesus shares stories and traditions about Jesus beyond the usual Biblical sources. From Judaism and Islam, to Buddhism and Taoism, the book offers a fresh exploration of Jesus, his place in history, and his impact on other religions.

List of contents

Author's Notes & Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: The Word Made Flesh-The Jesus of the Early Church
2: The Jewish Jesus-Yeshuah and the Rabbis
3: The Church Speaks-Jesus and Alternative Communities
4: Isa and Muhammad-The Jesus of Islam
5: The Jesus of the Soul-Understanding the Sufi Jesus
6: From the Far East-Jesus in Taoism and Buddhism
7: Jesus as They Saw Him-Ideas and Images of Christ throughout History
Appendix: Chronologial List of Jesus Traditions and Writings
Glossary & Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Todd Outcalt

Summary

The Other Jesus shares stories and traditions about Jesus beyond the usual Biblical sources. From Judaism and Islam, to Buddhism and Taoism, the book offers a fresh exploration of Jesus, his place in history, and his impact on other religions.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Outcalt, Outcalt Todd
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2014
• EAN: 9781442223080
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2308-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, The historical Jesus, stories about Jesus;World Religion