Resurrection
Subtitle: myth or reality? : a bishop's search for the origins of Christianity
By: John Shelby Spong.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Resurrection; Christianity -- Origin; Future life -- Christianity
Description: The Episcopal Bishop of Newark compares the New Testament witness to antecedents in the Hebrew scriptures, arguing that many of the details of Jesus' life, and especially his crucifix, derive from the Jewish tradition of Midrash.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.299-307) and index.