Author
Barber Peter John Barber
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pickwick Publications
Published
February 2021
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Product Description
Is Jesus mythological? And is he a mere product of his cultural milieu? Through narratological and social-scientific analysis of the gospel account, Barber systematically demonstrates that there are two opposing patterns structuring the gospel. The first is the pattern of this world, which is the combat myth, with a typical sequence of motifs having mythological meanings. It is lived out by everyone else in the accounts except Jesus, because this pattern of the world is the pattern of myth-culture, which is the pattern of the old Adam and sin nature. The pattern of Jesus is the pattern intended for Adam to walk in, and is the unique pattern of the new Adam, Jesus Christ. Jesus's pattern inverts the sequence and subverts the significance of each and every motif and episode of the myth-culture's pattern. Barber shows that Jesus's ""failure"" to conform to this world's mythological pattern establishes that he is not mythological, and not a product of his culture. As the apostle Peter states, "". . . we did not follow cleverly devised tales [myths] when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty"" (2 Pet 1:16).
Specification
Author
Barber Peter John Barber
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pickwick Publications
Published
February 2021
Weight
836g
Dimensions
178 x 254 x 21 mm
ISBN
9781725253957
ISBN-10
172525395X
Eden Code
5544580
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Author/Creator: Barber Peter John Barber
ISBN: 9781725253957
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Release Date: February 2021
Weight: 836g
Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 21 mm
Eden Code: 5544580
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