Iesus Deus: The Early Christian Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God - Softcover

Litwa, M. David

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9781451473032: Iesus Deus: The Early Christian Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God
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ISBN 10: 1451473036 ISBN 13: 9781451473032
Publisher: Fortress Press, 2014

Synopsis

What does it mean for Jesus to be deified in early Christian literature? Early Christians did not simply assert Jesus divinity; in their literature, they depicted Jesus with the specific and widely recognized traits of Mediterranean deities.Relying on the methods of the history of religions and ranging judiciously across Hellenistic literature, M. David Litwa shows that at each stage in their depiction of Jesus life and ministry, early Christian writings from the beginning relied on categories drawn not from Judaism alone, but on a wide, pan-Mediterranean understanding of deity.

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About the Author

M. David Litwa is a prolific scholar of ancient Christianities, including Gnostic Christianities, in their ancient Mediterranean contexts. With over a dozen years of experience teaching in person and online, he's helping to change academic culture as a public intellectual with global reach.

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Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1451473036
ISBN 13 
9781451473032
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
208
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