Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism: Quests, Scholarship and Ideology (BibleWorld) - Softcover

Crossley, James G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184465737X ISBN 13: 9781844657377

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

'Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism' analyses the ideology underpinning scholarly and popular quests for the historical Jesus in a neoliberal age. The book focuses on cultural and political concerns, notably postmodernism, multiculturalism and liberal masking of power. The study explores a range of issues: the dubious periodisation of the quest for the historical Jesus; 'biblioblogging'; Jesus the 'Great Man' and western individualism; image-conscious Jesus scholarship; the 'Jewishness' of Jesus and the multicultural 'Other'; evangelical and 'mythical' Jesuses; and the contradictions between personal beliefs and dominant ideological trends in the construction of historical Jesuses.

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Review:

'Reader beware! Prepare to be provoked into new modes of thinking about the cultural life of the Bible today, as Crossley is one of the most important contemporary bearers of the radical legacy of biblical scholarship.' --Ward Blanton, University of Glasgow

'More than a breath of fresh air, this book is a bracing wind. Crossley throws open windows that few of us in biblical studies even knew existed. Having read Crossley, most of us will never be able to see the quest for the historical Jesus in quite the same way again. And that is a very good thing.' --Stephen D. Moore, Drew Theological School

'Crossley is always insightful but he can also exhibit flashes of genius. Crossley's work doesn't simply need to be read, it needs to be digested and the implications of his research discussed and debated.' --Jim West, Quartz Hill School of Theology, California

'Crossley offers tools that help scholars to become more socially and politically self-reflective and calls for a use of these tools in order to move beyond the tiresome 'we all have presuppositions'. Such a challenge to biblical scholarship is highly stimulating and warmly welcomed.' --The Bible and Critical Theory

'Crossley is always insightful but he can also exhibit flashes of genius. Crossley's work doesn't simply need to be read, it needs to be digested and the implications of his research discussed and debated.' --Jim West, Quartz Hill School of Theology, California

About the Author:

James G. Crossley is Professor of Bible, Culture and Politics in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184465737X
• ISBN 13: 9781844657377
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264