Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture's Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Bock, Darrell L.; Wallace, Daniel B.

Published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee, 2007

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Fine unread condition red boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Darrell L. Bock and Daniel B. Wallace; Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Tale of Two Jesus Stories - Christianity versus Jesusanity; Conclusion: A Look at Some Popular Claims About Jesus; and Selected Bibliography. "It's a simple enough question, yet it's plaguing the world like never before: Who was the man they called Jesus? Christians call him the Messiah, Christ, Son of the living God - as they have for two millennia. But there is another gospel circulating in the halls of academia. Scholars such as Elaine Pagels, Bart Ehrman, and James Tabor are attempting to dethrone Jesus once and for all. Yet, authors Darrell L. Bock and Daniel B. Wallace aren't ready to surrender Jesus' divinity - not now, not ever. In Dethroning Jesus, Bock and Wallace deliver their own judgment as renowned scholars, helping readers sift through the hype to separate fact from fiction on subjects including: Do the gospels of Judas and Thomas threaten Jesus and the physically-resurrected Savior? Does our New Testament reliably reflect the original message of its authors? Was Jesus just a political and social figure - a mere man? What's the truth behind the so-called tomb of Jesus? In an easy-to-understand style, Bock and Wallace take on the attempts to redefine Jesus in a careful, convincing, and engaging way. Dethroning Jesus will assure readers that Christ's divinity is as trustworthy and sure as it ever was." - from the rear outer jacket. "Je-sus-an-i-ty - n: An ideology advocated in universities and in the media which depicts Jesus of Nazareth as a first-century political radical, and advocate for social justice, and a prophet of mystic wisdom. It explicitly denies any historical basis to the Jesus of faith and the creeds. Two overarching views of Jesus exist in today's world. The first is the backbone of Christianity, with Jesus Christ standing as the resurrected Son of God. The other view reduces Jesus to nothing more than a mythic legend or a mere man. And with the hype surrounding recent discoveries such as the tomb of Jesus and the missing Gospels, the latter stance - called Jesusanity - is picking up serious steam in our culture. Dethroning Jesus addresses the claims and challenges of this alternate view. Authors and acclaimed scholars Darrell L. Bock and Daniel B. Wallace tackle six of the toughest questions Jesusanity has to offer - questions that threaten our very understanding of God. Drawing upon their world-renown expertise, Bock and Wallace provide clear and credible evidence to reinforce the claims of Christians dating back to the first century. As in-depth as it is enlightening, this compelling study reaffirms that an enthroned Jesus is most able to lead us into the knowledge of God - and of ourselves." - from the inner front jacket flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture's Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine