The Phantom Messiah: Postmodern Fantasy and the Gospel of Mark

by George Aichele

W]hen they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost (phantasma), and cried out; for they all saw him, and were terrified (Mark 6:49, RSV)

There
is a growing awareness among biblical scholars and others of the
potential value of modern and postmodern fantasy theory for the study
of biblical texts. Following
theorists such as Roland Barthes, Tzvetan Todorov, and Gilles Deleuze
(among others), we understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567025810
• ISBN13: 9780567025814
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"