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The Phantom Messiah

Postmodern Fantasy and the Gospel of Mark

by Usa) Professor Emeritus George Aichele (adrian College

  • Hardback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of biblical literature

Unlocks insights into biblical texts using fantasy theory

You will deepen your understanding of scripture's richness

The Phantom Messiah explores the Gospel of Mark through postmodern fantasy theory.

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When they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost (phantasma), and cried out; for they all saw him, and were terrified (Mark 6:49, RSV)

There is a growing awareness among biblical scholars and others of the potential value of modern and postmodern fantasy theory for the study of biblical texts. Following theorists such as Roland Barthes, Tzvetan Todorov, and Gilles Deleuze (among others), we understand the fantastic as the deconstruction of literary realism. The fantastic arises from the text

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  • Title

    The Phantom Messiah

  • Book Format

    hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    February 2007

  • Weight

    527g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567025814

  • ISBN-10

    0567025810

  • Eden Code

    124603

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