The other Jesus
Subtitle: stories from world religions
By: Todd Outcalt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781442223080
Subjects: Bible; Historicity; Words; Extra-canonical parallels
Description: We're familiar with the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament, but many people are surprised to learn that a wealth of stories and traditions about Jesus have always existed alongside the usual Biblical sources. Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism - among other religions - have created their own tales about Jesus, sometimes out of necessary self-preservation and reaction to the claims of the church, but more often through thoughtful and artistic adaptation. The Other Jesus explores these varied traditions and offers a fresh exploration of Jesus - new perspectives that challenge long-accepted beliefs about his place in history and his impact on other religions.-- INSIDE COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The word made flesh, the Jesus of the early church; title: The Jewish Jesus, Yeshuah and the rabbis; title: The church speaks Jesus and alternative communities; title: Isa and Muhammad, the Jesus of Islam; title: The Jesus of the soul, understanding the Sufi Jesus; title: From the far east, Jesus in Taoism and Buddhism; title: Jesus as they saw Him, ideas and images of Christ throughout history; title: Chronological list of Jesus traditions and writings.