The Historiographical Jesus: Memory, Typology, and the Son of David

by Anthony Le Donne

Book Overview

The Historiographical Jesus introduces a new theory and approach for studying the life of Jesus. Anthony Le Donne uses the precepts of social memory theory to identify memory refraction in the Jesus tradition--the refocusing distortion that occurs as the stories and sayings of Jesus were handed down and consciously and unconsciously framed in new settings with new applications. Recognition of this refraction allows historians to escape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481313630
• ISBN13: 9781481313636
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"