Institutionalization of Authority and the Naming of Jesus

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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Author: Yolanda Dreyer ISBN: 9781630879785
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: January 25, 2012
Imprint: Pickwick Publications Language: English
Author: Yolanda Dreyer
ISBN: 9781630879785
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: January 25, 2012
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Language: English

This book is about the names given to Jesus by those followers responsible for putting his words and deeds into writing-the earliest Christian scribes. In the first-century Mediterranean world, the first name of male person was his proper name. The second name indicated the family or clan to which he belonged, whereas the third name was an honorary title bestowed on him because of some achievement, good fortune, physical attribute, or special excellence. Honorary titles were bestowed on Jesus mostly after his death. Such titles were often given to sages. The titles could either amplify Jesus' wisdom and empower people, or serve as instruments of power. This book aims to demonstrate the ideological and political mystification of Jesus in the transmission of the tradition about him. It illustrates the relevance of --The social history of formative Christianity; --The evolution of the Jesus traditions; --The genre of the gospels as biography; and --The institutionalization of charismatic authority.

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This book is about the names given to Jesus by those followers responsible for putting his words and deeds into writing-the earliest Christian scribes. In the first-century Mediterranean world, the first name of male person was his proper name. The second name indicated the family or clan to which he belonged, whereas the third name was an honorary title bestowed on him because of some achievement, good fortune, physical attribute, or special excellence. Honorary titles were bestowed on Jesus mostly after his death. Such titles were often given to sages. The titles could either amplify Jesus' wisdom and empower people, or serve as instruments of power. This book aims to demonstrate the ideological and political mystification of Jesus in the transmission of the tradition about him. It illustrates the relevance of --The social history of formative Christianity; --The evolution of the Jesus traditions; --The genre of the gospels as biography; and --The institutionalization of charismatic authority.

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