‘You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…’
With over two billion followers today, Jesus of Nazareth is the most influential person to have walked the earth. But why has he had such an enormous impact?
Written by a world authority, this brief history begins by assessing Jesus the man – his Jewish heritage, his message, his friends and enemies, and his eventual execution.
Helen Bond then considers Jesus’ legacy, starting with the accounts of his life in the New Testament. She also looks at other early portrayals of Jesus, at the spread of Jesus-devotion during the Middle Ages, and at what Jesus means to people today – both in the Church and in secular culture.
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Part 1
JESUS OF NAZARETH
1 Did Jesus exist? 3
2 Political context and early life 9
3 Message and miracle 16
4 Friends, enemies – and a wife? 22
5 Jerusalem, betrayal and execution 30
Part 2
JESUS’ LEGACY
6 From Jewish prophet to Gentile God 45
7 Art, relics, passion plays – and even time itself 61
8 Jesus today 70
Glossary 79
Notes 81
Further reading 82
Index 85
Over de auteur
Part One: The History (What do we know?)
This brief historical introduction to Jesus assesses his impact on the world as it was at the time and outlines the key ideas and values connected with him. It explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the context of his life and teaching, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received.
Part Two: The Legacy (Why does it matter?)
This second part surveys the intellectual and cultural ‘afterlife’ of Jesus, exploring the ways in which his impact has lasted. Why does he continue to be so influential, and what aspects of his legacy are likely to endure beyond today and into the future?
The book has a brief chronology at the front plus a glossary of key terms and a list of further reading at the back.
Contents:
Part 1: Jesus of Nazareth
Did Jesus Exist?
The Political Context: Dreams, Prophets and Messiahs
Jesus’ Message
Jesus as Miracle Worker – Healings and Exorcisms
Friends, Family – and a Wife?
Jerusalem, Betrayal and Execution
Part 2: Jesus’ Legacy
Resurrection – and the Earliest Portrayals of Jesus
Jesus the God and the Centre of Time
Jesus in the Middle Ages: Art, Relics and Passion Plays
Jesus in Contemporary Religion
Jesus Today
Glossary
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