The crucifixion of Jesus
history, myth, faith
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Publication
1995 - Fortress Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
57,000 words, Guess
Page Count
228 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1271259M
- ISBN-139780800628864
- ISBN-100800628861
- OCLC Control Number32050803
- OCLC Control Number40813264
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numbercrucifixionofjes0000sloy
- Library of Congress Control Number95002480
- Goodreads1587262
- LibraryThing2395202
Classifications
- DDC232.96/3
- LCCBT453 .S635 1995
Description
Jesus of Nazareth died on a cross at the hands of Roman justice around the year 30 C.E. Thousands of others perished in the same way, and many people before and since have suffered far more gruesome torments. Why then is Jesus, Gerard Sloyan asks, uniquely and universally remembered for his suffering death? How has his death brought solace to many millions? To answer this question, Gerard Sloyan in this powerful historical tour de force tracks the legacy of the cross across two millennia of Christian reminiscences, piety, art, speculation, and mythicizing. Beginning with New Testament accounts, he shows how Jesus' death came to be seen as sacrificial. He then plots the emergence and development -- in theology, liturgy, literature, art -- of the conviction that Jesus' death was redemptive, as seen both in soteriological theory from Tertullian to Anselm, in the Reformation and modern eras, and in more popular religious responses to the crucifixion. - Back cover.
Description
"What was crucifixion? Why was Jesus of Nazareth executed and what really happened? Gerard Sloyan begins with history and traces the development of the New Testament accounts of Jesus' death. He shows how Jesus' death came to be seen as sacrificial and how the evolving understandings of Jesus' death affected those who suffered most from it - the Jews. He then traces the emergence and development - in theology, liturgy, literature, art - of the conviction that Jesus' death was redemptive, as seen both in soteriological theory from Tertullian to Anselm, in the Reformation and modern eras, and in more popular religious responses to the crucifixion. Especially fascinating is the story of the emergence of a distinct "Passion piety" that still characterizes the West." "In all this Sloyan detects the separation of the cross from Jesus' life and resurrection, allowing the mythicizing of an event too large for mere words to handle: the mystery of the cross."--BOOK JACKET.
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