Jesus and Myth

by Peter Barber

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725253941
• ISBN13: 9781725253940
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"