Jesus and Magic

by Richard A. Horsley

Book Overview

It has become standard in modern interpretation to say that Jesus performed miracles, and even mainline scholarly interpreters classify Jesus's healings and exorcisms as miracles. Some highly regarded scholars have argued, more provocatively, that the healings and exorcisms were magic, and that Jesus was a magician. As Richard Horsley points out, if we make a critical comparison between modern interpretation of Jesus's healing and exorcism, on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498201725
• ISBN13: 9781498201728
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"