Jesus in Asia / R. S. Sugirtharajah.

By:

Sugirtharajah, R. S. (Rasiah S.) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2018]Description: v, 311 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780674051133,9780674986732

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

232.095 23 SUG.J

LOC classification:

BT304.94 .S84 2018

Contents:

Jesus in the sutras, stele, and suras -- The heavenly elder brother -- A Judean jnana-guru -- The non-existent 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.-- Provided by publisher

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.-- Provided by publisher

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