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001 2011278667
003 DLC
005 20121026092958.0
008 120519s2012 enk b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aBS2545.D5$bW58 2012
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100 1 $aWitmer, Amanda.
245 10 $aJesus, the Galilean exorcist :$bhis exorcisms in social and political context /$cAmanda Witmer.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bT & T Clark,$cc2012.
300 $ax, 247 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v459.$aLibrary of the historical Jesus studies ;$vv. 10
490 1 $aT & T Clark library of biblical studies
500 $aRevision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McMaster University, 2009 under title: Jesus, a Jewish Galilean exorcist : a socio-political and anthropological investigation.
520 8 $a"Amanda Witmer presents an investigation of exorcism in the activities of the historical Jesus, particularly the connection between spirit possession and exorcism on the one hand and the socio-political context of first-century Galilee on the other. Witmer draws on research from the areas of sociology, anthropology, archaeology and biblical studies to illuminate this aspect of Jesus' career, as well as the broader social implications of spirit possession in those he treated and the exorcisms themselves. Evidence found in the strands underlying the Synoptic Gospels is evaluated using the criteria of authenticity and comparative analysis in order to establish early and historical material. Questions posed and answered concern the historical plausibility of Jesus' role as exorcist, the possibility that his own career began with a period of spirit possession, and the meaning that his exorcisms conveyed to his first-century audience. Thus, the methodology includes textual analysis, sociological analysis of general cultural patterns within which first-century Palestine can be fitted, and anthropological analysis of the plausible functions of both spirit possession and exorcism in agrarian societies"--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-229) and indexes.
505 00 $tIntroduction --$tSpirit possession and exorcism in the ancient world --$tThe socio-political context : Galilee in 30 CE --$tJesus the exorcist : the indirect evidence --$tJesus the exorcist : the direct evidence --$tConclusion : reconstructing Jesus, the Jewish Galilean exorcist.
600 00 $aJesus Christ.
650 0 $aExorcism in the Bible.
830 0 $aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v459.
830 0 $aLibrary of New Testament studies.$pLibrary of historical Jesus studies ;$vv. 10.
830 0 $aT & T Clark library of biblical studies.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/2011278667-b.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1213/2011278667-t.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1214/2011278667-d.html