New perspectives on the Nativity / edited by Jeremy Corley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corley, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Nativity.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark International, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The infancy narratives represent some of the most beautiful and intriguing passages in the Gospels. The stories they relate are also arguably the most well-known in the Christian tradition, from the child in the manger to the Magi paying homage to the infant Jesus. However there have been relatively few attempts to consider the stories of the Nativity from modern academic perspectives, examining them from feminist perspectives, poltical standpoints, in cinematic representations as well as more standard but up-to-date academic approaches. New Perspectives on the Nativity attempts to redress thi

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Infancy Stories of the Gospels since Raymond E. Brown; Chapter 2: Luke's Nativity Story: A Narrative Reading; Chapter 3: Prophetic Voices of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna in Luke 1-2; Chapter 4: Zechariah's "Benedictus" (Luke 1:68-79): A New Look at a Familiar Text; Chapter 5: The Significance of the Inn for Luke's Infancy Narrative; Chapter 6: Matthew 1-2 and Roman Political Power; Chapter 7: Making Sense of the Matthean Genealogy: Matthew 1:17 and the Theology of History

Chapter 8: Matthew's Nativity Stories: Historical and Theological Questions for Today's ReadersChapter 9: The Magi Story through the Eyes of Pasolini: A Bakhtinian Reading; Chapter 10: The Nativity in Recent British Poetry; Chapter 11: The Muslim Mary; Chapter 12: Losing Mystery in History: The Challenge of Recalling the Nativity; Appendix: Resemblances between Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2; Dictionary of Technical Terms, Significant Persons, and Ancient Texts; Bibliography of Studies on the Nativity, 1990-2009; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9786612868757

9781282868755

1282868756

9780567613790

0567613798

OCLC:

676698508