Jesus Through the Centuries - His Place in the History of Culture

Klappentext One of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epoch -- from rabbi in the first century to liberator in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- is a key to understanding the temper and values of that age. Zusammenfassung An eminent theologian’s original and compelling study of how images of Jesus through history reveal each era’s temper and values

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• Authors: Jaroslav Pelikan, Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Pelikan Jaroslav
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.1999
• EAN: 9780300079876
• ISBN: 978-0-300-07987-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; ART / History / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Art, The historical Jesus, Art styles not defined by date, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art