Iesus Deus: The Early Christian Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God

by M David Litwa and M. David Litwa

What does it mean for Jesus to be deified in early Christian literature? Early Christians did not simply assert Jesus divinity; in their literature, they depicted Jesus with the specific and widely recognized traits of Mediterranean deities.Relying on the methods of the history of religions and ranging judiciously across Hellenistic literature, M. David Litwa shows that at each stage in their depiction of Jesus life and ministry,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451473036
• ISBN13: 9781451473032
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"