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The Messiah Myth: The Near Eastern Roots of Jesus and David Book

The Messiah Myth : Hardback : Vintage Publishing : 9780224062008 : 022406200X : 22 Aug 2006 : Like King David before him, the Jesus of the Bible is an amalgamation of themes from Near Eastern mythology and traditions of kingship and divinity. This book offers the view that the contemporary audience for whom the Old and New Testament were written would have interpreted David and Jesus as metaphors embodying messianic traditions.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Bible scholars dissect the gospels to separate the “Jesus of history” from the “Christ of faith.” This provocative study argues that the biblical characters of Jesus and David should be viewed not as historical figures, but as embodiments of Babylonian, Egyptian and Near Eastern mythology.

  • 022406200X
  • 9780224062008
  • Thomas L. Thompson
  • 13 July 2006
  • Jonathan Cape Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 368
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