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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061228796

ISBN-139780061228797

eBay Product ID (ePID)74279057

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Book TitleScripting Jesus : the Gospels in Rewrite

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicGeneral, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion

AuthorL. Michael White

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight24.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-041654

Dewey Edition22

Reviews'No one interested in the telling of a story, especially those taken by the Gospel stories of Jesus, will be able to put down Scripting Jesus.White helps the reader of the Gospels by reading carefully, closely and deeply.He draws our attention to the cast of characters in each Gospel; pulls out the ?habits? of each Gospel writer; and shows how all of them is scripted.But he doesn't leave the scripting to the canonical Gospels-- he draws the reader to the legendary Gospels.[He accomplishes] all of this with vivid awareness of the ancient story telling in the Greco-Roman world.This book will engage the listener as well as the teller of tales.' (Kent Harold Richards, Executive Director and Professor of Old Testament, Society of Biblical Literature.)

Dewey Decimal226/.066

SynopsisIn Scripting Jesus, famed scholar of early Christianity L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended-as performed stories of faith rather than factual histories. White demonstrates that each of the four gospel writers had a specific audience in mind and a specific theological agenda to push, and consequently wrote and rewrote their lives of Jesus accordingly-in effect, scripting Jesus to get a particular point across and to achieve the desired audience reaction. The gospel stories have shaped the beliefs of almost two and a half billion Christians. But the gospel writers were not reporters-rather, they were dramatists, and the stories they told publicly about Jesus were edited and reedited for the greatest effect. Understanding how these first-century Christians wanted to present Jesus offers us a way to make sense of the sometimes conflicting stories in the gospels. One gospel's version of events will be at odds with another. For instance, in Jesus's birth narrative, there is no mention of a stable in Matthew or Luke, but then there are no wise men in Luke and no shepherds in Matthew. Jesus has brothers in some gospel accounts, and sisters in others, and their naming is inconsistent. Depending on which gospel you are reading, the disciples shift from bumbling morons to heroes of faith. Miracles alter or disappear altogether, and whole scenes get moved around. Such changes from one gospel to the next reveal the shaping and reshaping of the basic story in the living world of the first followers of Jesus. With his usual engaging style, White helps us read the gospels with fresh eyes, giving us a clearer idea of what the gospel stories meant to people in ancient times, and offering insight for how we can understand Jesus's story today., 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., 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 .

LC Classification NumberBS2555.52.W46 2010