Scripting Jesus by L Michael White
In Scripting Jesus, Michael White, famed scholar of early Christian history, reveals how the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but rather were scripted and honed as performance pieces for four different audiences with four different theological agendas. As he did as a featured presenter in two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries (From Jesus to Christ and Apocalypse ), White engagingly explains the significance of some lesser-known aspects of The New Testament; in this case, the development of the stories of Jesus--including how the gospel writers differed from one another on facts, points of view, and goals. Readers of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Bart Ehrman will find much to ponder in Scripting Jesus.
L. Michael White, Ph.D. (1982) in Religious Studies, Yale University, is R.N. Smith Professor of Classics and Christian Origins at The University of Texas at Austin. He has published extensively on archaeology and social history in early Christianity as well as on the moralist tradition in relation to the New Testament.
Thomas H. Olbricht, Ph.D. (Iowa), S.T.B. (Harvard Divinity School) is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. He has published extensively in Biblical theology, rhetoric and church history. He lives in retirement in South Berwick, Maine.
John T. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. (1984) in New Testament, Yale University, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami and co-editor of Philodemus and the New Testament World (Brill, 2004).
Thomas H. Olbricht, Ph.D. (Iowa), S.T.B. (Harvard Divinity School) is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. He has published extensively in Biblical theology, rhetoric and church history. He lives in retirement in South Berwick, Maine.
John T. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. (1984) in New Testament, Yale University, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami and co-editor of Philodemus and the New Testament World (Brill, 2004).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780061228797 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061228796 |
| Title | Scripting Jesus |
| Author | L Michael White |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2010-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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