Jesus in Asia

by R.S. Sugirtharajah

Book Overview

Reconstructions of Jesus occurred in Asia long before the Western search for the historical Jesus began in earnest. This enterprise sprang up in seventh-century China and seventeenth-century India, encouraged by the patronage and openness of the Chinese and Indian imperial courts. While the Western quest was largely a Protestant preoccupation, in Asia the search was marked by its diversity: participants included Hindus, Jains, Muslims, Catholics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674051130
• ISBN13: 9780674051133
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"