Psychological Analyses and the Historical Jesus : New Ways to Explore Christian Origins.

Psychological Analyses and the Historical Jesus : New Ways to Explore Christian Origins.

Since Albert Schweitzer''s monumental work, nearly a century ago, psychology has been banned from Historical Jesus research. But both disciplines have advanced and it is time to review the contribution that psychology can make. Bas Van Os examines the problems which surround both the histo...

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Main Author: Van Os, Bas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010.
Series:Library of New Testament studies.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Historicity.
Jesus Christ
Christianity > Origin.
Psychology and religion.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Christology.
Christianity > Origin
Historicity of Jesus Christ
Psychology and religion
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Foreword; PART ONE: THE LIMITS AND POTENTIAL OF PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY; Introduction to Part One; 1. The Exile of the Psychological Jesus; 2. The Problem of Writing a Psychobiography of Jesus; 3. A Theoretical Jesus and Early Christianity; PART TWO: FOLLOWERS OF JESUS AND THEIR MEMORIES OF HIM; Introduction to Part Two; 4. Demographics and First-Generation Followers of Jesus; 5. Modelling a New Religious Movement; 6. The Memory of Jesus in Paul's Letters and the Gospels; PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF JESUS AND HIS IMPACT; Introduction to Part Three.
  • 7. Attachment to the Father8. The Rational Choice of Jesus' Friends and Family; 9. The Spirit of Jesus' Healings; 10. Coping with Death; 11. The Role of Christ the Lord; 12. Conclusions and Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z.

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