Jesus and the Fundamentalism of His Day by William R G Loader

Jesus and the Fundamentalism of His Day by William R G Loader

In Jesus and the Fundamentalism of His Day Loader investigates each of the four Gospels as well as the major streams of tradition that stand behind them. What emerges from this fascinating study is a diverse range of interpretations of Jesus. Mark depicts a Jesus prepared to jettison some parts of biblical law. Matthew and Luke, following Q, portray a Jesus who remained fully observant of the Torah and made his impact though the placement of emphasis. John, by contrast, has Jesus assume the qualities of divine law within himself, never disparaging its requirements though for him they are no longer in force. Loader sets these diverse pictures of Jesus side by side, highlighting both their similarities and their differences and exploring the implications of his study for interpreting the Bible today.

Loader, William: - William Loader, FAHA, is a Professorial Research Fellow of the Australian Research Council, based at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He is engaged in research on attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity in the Hellenistic Greco-Roman Era. His recent publications include: Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition (2005); The Septuagint, Sexuality, and the New Testament (2004); Jesus' Attitude towards the Law: A Study of the Gospels (2002); and Jesus and the Fundamentalism of his Day (2001).

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ISBN 13	9780802847966
ISBN 10	080284796X
Title	Jesus and the Fundamentalism of His Day
Author	William R G Loader
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2000-12-27
Number of pages	162
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