The Process of Jesus’ Deification and Cognitive Dissonance Theory
The starting point of this article is the paradox that the first-century Jew, Jesus the Galilean, came to be considered divine by a sect belonging to a religion which is often deemed to be monotheistic, to the extent that many scholars refer to this phenomenon as “striking” and “puzzling.” Although...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Numen
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 119-152 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jesus Christus
/ Galilee
/ Apotheosis
/ Cognitive dissonance
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion HC New Testament KBL Near East and North Africa NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Jesus the Galilean
deification
cognitive dissonance
selective memory
cognitive work
spiritualization
proselytizing
worship
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