Psychological analyses and the historical Jesus : new ways to explore christian origins / Van Bas Os.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Os, Van Bas, author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 432.

Library of New Testament Studies ; 432

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Jesus Christ.

Christianity--Origin.

Christianity.

Psychology and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : T & T Clark, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 historical and the psychological study of Jesus, such as the fact that we can only work with the surviving traditions that some of his early followers left us. Following this, Van Os proposes a theoretical framework that combines sound psychological theories and critical biblical scholarship to explain how Jesus''

Contents:

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

Notes:

"A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed on May 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9780567380432

0567380432