Escaping shame : Mary's dilemma and the birthplace of Jesus / by N. Clayton Croy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croy, N. Clayton, author.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 187.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; volume 187

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Birthplace.

Jesus Christ.

Stigma (Social psychology).

Jews--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

Birthplaces.

Jews--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 214 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Mary's dilemma and the birthplace of Jesus

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"The only narratives of Jesus' birth locate the event in Bethlehem, but the adult Jesus is consistently associated with Nazareth. How do we reconcile these two indisputable facts? Some dismiss Bethlehem as a theologoumenon, a theological fabrication. Others insist on Bethlehem based on the census of Quirinius. In the present volume, N. Clayton Croy argues that both are wrong. Instead Jesus' birthplace was determined by the scandalous nature of Mary's pregnancy, with it being necessary for Mary and Joseph to escape the inevitable shame of an ill-timed conception and decamp to a less hostile environment. In this light, a Bethlehem-born Jesus who grew up in Nazareth should never have been considered problematic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Birthplace of Jesus: The State of the Question

Modern Scholarship's Explanation: A Theologoumenon

Luke's Explanation: The Census under Quirinius

An Alternative View: Travel Provoked by Shame

"Jesus of Nazareth, Born in Bethlehem." Is This a Problem?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Croy, N. Clayton. Escaping shame

ISBN:

9789004517011

9004517014

OCLC:

1303076842