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Jesus as Divine Suicide

by Joel L Watts

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

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Jesus as Divine Suicide makes the argument the death of Jesus follows established and well-known models of self-sacrificing individuals, a model readily available to Roman and Jewish audiences. Paul, in his letter to the church in Galatia, uses this model to present a premeditated, self-chosen death meant to bring about a change in the cosmos. Watts, understanding the emotional attachment to the word, is careful to construct his argument based on a plethora of examples within Paul's reach, if not the reach of Jesus. The concept of devotio is explored using recent scholarship and examples are drawn from Jewish and Roman sources with the intention to show that not only did Paul use it, but that it may help to solve some of the questions scholars have raised as to who gave Paul his language of the death of Jesus. Watts goes on to argue the gruesome act of a self-caused death would have not only been allowed even by Jewish sources, but also would have had theological speculation supplied by the history of the devotion so that with minimal description, Paul is able to use the act as a way to make his argument for his gospel in Galatians.
Jesus as Divine Suicide and Mimetic Criticism and the Gospel of Mark: An Introduction and Commentary
Mimetic Criticism and the Gospel of Mark: An Introduction and CommentaryJesus as Divine Suicide

  • Author

    Joel L Watts

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Pickwick Publications

  • Published

    June 2019

  • Weight

    237g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781532657160

  • ISBN-10

    1532657161

  • Eden Code

    5075294

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