Jesus in Asia

By:

R.S. Sugirtharajah

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2018Description: 311 pagesISBN:

9780674986732

Subject(s):

Jesus Christ -- Oriental interpretations. Jesus Christ -- Hindu interpretations. Jesus Christ -- Humanity

DDC classification:

232.095 SUG-J

Contents:

Introduction: The Asian search for the historical Jesus -- Jesus in the sutras, stele, and suras -- The heavenly elder brother -- A Judean jnana guru -- The nonexistent Jesus -- A Jaffna man's Jesus -- Jesus as a Jain tirthankara -- An Upanishadic mystic -- A minjung messiah -- Jesus in a kimono -- Conclusion: Our Jesus, their Jesus.

Summary: Reconstructions of Jesus occurred in Asia long before the Western search for the historical Jesus began in earnest. Asians remade Jesus at times appreciatively and at other times critically. R. S. Sugirtharajah situates the historical Jesus beyond the narrow confines of the West and offers an eye-opening chapter in the story of global Christianity.

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Reconstructions of Jesus occurred in Asia long before the Western search for the historical Jesus began in earnest. Asians remade Jesus at times appreciatively and at other times critically. R. S. Sugirtharajah situates the historical Jesus beyond the narrow confines of the West and offers an eye-opening chapter in the story of global Christianity.

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