The madness of King Jesus: why was Jesus put to death, but his followers were not?
To argue that Jesus of Nazareth was put to death by the Roman authorities because they believed him to be a royal pretender of some kind, fails to explain satisfactorily why he was killed but his followers were not. A possible solution to this conundrum, which is supported by neglected contextual da...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2007, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-413 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Crucifixion
/ Foundations of
/ Mental illness
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Canavesio, Giovanni Passionsgeschichte
B Trial B Death B Life of Jesus research |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | To argue that Jesus of Nazareth was put to death by the Roman authorities because they believed him to be a royal pretender of some kind, fails to explain satisfactorily why he was killed but his followers were not. A possible solution to this conundrum, which is supported by neglected contextual data, is that the Romans thought Jesus of Nazareth to be a deranged and deluded lunatic. |
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| ISSN: | 0142-064X |
| Contains: | In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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