How the Gospels Became History - Jesus and Mediterranean Myths

A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myths, but as historical records

About the author

M. David Litwa is a scholar of ancient Mediterranean religions and Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry in Melbourne. His most recent books include Desiring Divinity: Self-deification in Ancient Jewish and Christian Mythmaking and Hermetica II: The Excerpts of Stobaeus, Papyrus Fragments, and Ancient Testimonies.

Summary

A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myths, but as historical records

Product details

• Authors: M. David Litwa, Litwa M. David
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780300242638
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24263-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Synkrisis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Historiography, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Historiography, Folklore, myths & legends, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)