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The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus

Markus Bockmuehl editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Dec '24

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Serves as the most up to date guide for understanding Jesus' multifaceted legacy, covering historical, cultural, and theological aspects.

The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus serves as the most up to date guide for understanding Jesus' multifaceted legacy, enduring impact over time and space, and relevance in today's world. Integrating textual, historical, theological, and cultural perspectives, this book offers a fresh overview of Jesus' significance in contemporary global contexts.The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus serves as the most up to date guide and resource for understanding Jesus' multifaceted legacy, enduring impact over time and space, and relevance in today's world. Integrating textual, historical, theological, and cultural perspectives, the essays, specially commissioned for this volume, also offer a fresh and diverse overview of Jesus' significance in contemporary global contexts. Key features include insights into Jesus' life and teachings, his role in different religious traditions, and his influence on art, music, and global cultures. The volume also addresses contemporary issues of poverty, race, and power dynamics, making it especially relevant for today's readers. The Companion offers a diversity of perspectives from which to approach the unique identity and importance of Jesus beyond the 2020s, whether in relation to Christianity's cultural and existential crises in the Americas, its precipitous decline in Western Europe, or its unprecedented growth and proliferation in Africa and Asia.

ISBN: 9781009233026

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 27mm

Weight: 830g

440 pages