Empowering the People

by Richard A Horsley

Book Overview

In this innovative study, Horsley builds on his earlier works concerning the problematic and misleading categories of "magic" and "miracle" to examine in-depth the meaning and importance of the narratives of healing and exorcism in the Gospels. Incorporating his work on oral performance and turning to important works in medical anthropology, a new image emerges of how these narratives help us re-evaluate Jesus's place in first-century Galilee and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666730718
• ISBN13: 9781666730715
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"