Jesus in Asia
By: R.S. Sugirtharajah
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780674051133
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Oriental interpretations; Hindu interpretations; Humanity
Description: 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.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-303) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Asian search for the historical Jesus; title: Jesus in the sutras, stele, and suras; title: The heavenly elder brother; title: A Judean jnana guru; title: The nonexistent Jesus; title: A Jaffna man's Jesus; title: Jesus as a Jain tirthankara; title: An Upanishadic mystic; title: A minjung messiah; title: Jesus in a kimono; title: Conclusion: Our Jesus, their Jesus.