Not representing Jesus : fictional approximations of Jesus in contemporary literature

In this thesis I begin by showing that historical, theological and fictional representations of Jesus are often based on reductive readings of the Gospel narrative and can lead to dogmatic statements about who Jesus was. I argue that some authors of contemporary fiction approach the biblical text in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Derbyshire, John Mark
Other Authors: Murray, Stuart F. ; Swift, Simon
Published: University of Leeds 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674995