Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist

Download or Read eBook Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist PDF written by Amanda Witmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780567427564
ISBN-13 : 0567427560
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Book Synopsis Jesus, the Galilean Exorcist by : Amanda Witmer

Book excerpt: Amanda Witmer presents an investigation of exorcism in the activities of the historical Jesus, particularly the connection between spirit possession and exorcism on the one hand and the socio-political context of first-century Galilee on the other. Witmer draws on research from the areas of sociology, anthropology, archaeology and biblical studies to illuminate this aspect of Jesus' career, as well as the broader social implications of spirit possession in those he treated and the exorcisms themselves. Evidence found in the strands underlying the Synoptic Gospels is evaluated using the criteria of authenticity and comparative analysis in order to establish early and historical material. Questions posed and answered concern the historical plausibility of Jesus' role as exorcist, the possibility that his own career began with a period of spirit possession, and the meaning that his exorcisms conveyed to his first-century audience. Thus, the methodology includes textual analysis, sociological analysis of general cultural patterns within which first-century Palestine can be fitted, and anthropological analysis of the plausible functions of both spirit possession and exorcism in agrarian societies.


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