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

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

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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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781451473032
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Imprint: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 232.8
Language: English
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 466g
Height: 230mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 17mm