دانلود کتاب How The Gospels Became History - Jesus And Mediterranean Myths
by M. David Litwa
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عنوان فارسی: چگونه اناجیل شد تاریخچه - عیسی مدیترانه و افسانه ها |
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Somebody out there/some personal observations about the book:
This is not a bad book, BUT most likely a reader who is into the filed will find as problematic some of the notions/points which are apparent from the text.
Just few things:
Throughout the book author plays over and over again with the word MYTH.
Christianity is there for last 2 thousand years with own ups and downs but the author says:
“If Christian religion(s) ever fades away (or evolves into something new),
its stories will still likely survive not just in cavernous library stacks but in
the archives of the human imagination. University students might take
courses in Christian mythology, as they do now with classical (Greek and
Roman) mythology or Hindu mythology. Alternatively, Christian mythology
may simply be incorporated into a course on classical mythology, ancient
Middle Eastern history, or ancient literature.” p. 221
It is clear from the first to the last page that the author comes with a philosophical agenda into the game.Basically what we have got there is just continuation of the "Der historische/mythos Jesus" German school from the middle of 18th century with a slight make up. One of the most esteemed scholars in the field Larry Hurtado already has criticized Ltiwa's methodology and the very approach to the field.
Yele University besides Harvard Univeristy in the USA is one of the most liberal with regard to field of the New Testament and it is not just by chance that this book was published by Yale Uni Press. YES we hear stories about the academia/scholarship/ objective research etc... it is the way it is....
Read the book and see for yourself what you will make out of it..... Good luck! :)