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Jesus Christ: The Gospels
In this newpresentation of the Gospels, Terry Eagleton makes a powerful andprovocative argument for Jesus Christ as a social, political and moralradical, a friend of anti-imperialists, outcasts and marginals, achampion of the poor, the sick and immigrants, and as an opponent ofthe rich, religious hierarchs, and hypocrites everywhere in otherwords, as a figure akin to revol...more
Paperback, 174 pages
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October 15th 2007
by Verso
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Human emancipation was, apparently, a popular concept in the ancient world. The Greeks desired it so much that they invented democracy, but a democracy untempered by the thoughts of women, slaves, and races other than Greek, such that imperialism became inevitable. Meanwhile, the Romans invented the republic, which gave rise to all forms of romanticization of representatives, such that imperialism became inevitable. If Socrates, then, is the real spirit of human emancipation, then Jesus Christ i...more
Befriend sinners, prostitutes and tax collectors. Love what is hated by doxa; question orthodoxy. Have faith in the decision to follow certain things. Betray your father (and your family). "The dead bury the dead." And, last, but not least, do not bring peace, but the sword.
What I like about Eagleton's introduction is his little tidbit, which must be affirmed, on the name, given to Jesus, of the "Son of God". Christ never refers to himself as the Son of God,...more
What I like about Eagleton's introduction is his little tidbit, which must be affirmed, on the name, given to Jesus, of the "Son of God". Christ never refers to himself as the Son of God,...more
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Not much here really. An introductory essay by Eagleton about Jesus and the Gospels; then the four gospels in New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). I had read and enjoyed Eagleton's After Theory, and thought his take on Jesus could be stimulating.
I guess I'm too much into the historical side of Jesus research to really appreciate Eagleton's literary criticism. Not enough new in the intro to really spur my interest.
Still, a handy small volume of the Gospels.
I guess I'm too much into the historical side of Jesus research to really appreciate Eagleton's literary criticism. Not enough new in the intro to really spur my interest.
Still, a handy small volume of the Gospels.
Joel
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this is just an NRSV version of the Gospels with an introductory essay by Terry Eagleton and some footnotes by him as well. I guess I just picked it up for the essay, but it wouldn't hurt to read the Gospels again either. The essay itself was alright, though I think he has done better writing about Christianity elsewhere.
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Would have liked to have seen more material here.
Eagleton's notes could be important reading to accompany the New Testament. He brings Jesus down to earth, lets us know what the sholars really know about crucial passages minus ideological strings attached and without diminishing Jesus' revolution in the process. (don't doubt it, Jesus was certainly a revolutionary).
Eagleton's notes could be important reading to accompany the New Testament. He brings Jesus down to earth, lets us know what the sholars really know about crucial passages minus ideological strings attached and without diminishing Jesus' revolution in the process. (don't doubt it, Jesus was certainly a revolutionary).
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British literary critic
He is a British literary theorist widely regarded as Britain's most influential living literary critic.
Eagleton currently serves as Distinguished Professor of English Literature at the University of Lancaster, and as a Visiting Professor at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Formerly Eagleton was Thomas Warton Professor of English...more
More about Terry Eagleton...
He is a British literary theorist widely regarded as Britain's most influential living literary critic.
Eagleton currently serves as Distinguished Professor of English Literature at the University of Lancaster, and as a Visiting Professor at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Formerly Eagleton was Thomas Warton Professor of English...more
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