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Postcards from Egypt
eBook - Reimagining Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
ISBN/EAN: 9781725264380
Umbreit-Nr.: 2273449
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 124 S.
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 07.10.2020
Auflage: 1/2020
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- What if? What if Jesus had not died on the cross? How would he have lived his remaining years, and what would he say about his life, his ministry, and his alleged death? In this fictional account, told from the perspective of Jesus, readers encounter an alternative version of his life both before and after the crucifixion. It asks us to imagine that Jesus, having been rescued from certain death, ends up in Alexandria, where he marries and has a family. When he discovers a scroll describing his ministry--the Gospel of Mark--he notices many points where he disagrees with the way his story has been told, and he decides to find the author in order to give his own version of events. This novel helps us reimagine not only the familiar Gospel accounts but also the possibilities for the historical Jesus' life and ministry.
- Kurztext
- This book exhibits the richness and sophistication of Plotinian and Dionysian apophatic theologies by explicating their respective internal &quote;logics.&quote; It articulates the unique metaphysical status and explanatory role that the One and God, respectively, play in Plotinus's and Dionysius's reflections, showing the way in which apophasis is generated and sustained by the metaphysical-explanatory lines of thought in which the One (Plotinus) and God (Dionysius) function as the ultimate, unconditioned source of everything else. In the context of explanation, negation serves to convey the incomparable reality of the One or of God as beyond being. However, the metaphysical and explanatory lines of thought are themselves situated within the broader context of the soul's ascent to mystical union with the One or with God. From this broader perspective, the discursive practice of negation constitutes the basis of preparing the soul for mystical union. Preparation for mystical union involves the cognitive and trans-cognitive practice of negation, which enables the soul to progress towards and become united with the One or God. This study is motivated by the desire to more deeply understand apophasis as deployed in different philosophical, theological, and religious contexts, including the work of contemporary thinkers such as Jean-Luc Marion.
- Autorenportrait
- Osvaldo D. Vena is Emeritus Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is the author of<i>Jesus, Disciple of the Kingdom</i> (2014), <i>Roya: Novela y Cuentos</i> (2018), and <i>Antifaz Negro: El impacto de lo religioso en la vida de un niño </i>(2020).<br>