- Taschenbuch: 154 Seiten
- Verlag: Prometheus Books; Auflage: 0002 (Januar 1990)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0879755725
- ISBN-13: 978-0879755720
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 2,1 x 1,3 x 0,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
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This book represents scholarship well-communicated." -- Joe E Barnhart , University of North Texas
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Are the four canonical Gospels actual historical accounts or are they imaginative literature produced by influential literary artists to serve a theological vision? In this study of the Gospels based upon a demonstrable literary theory, Randel Helms presents the work of the four evangelists as the 'supreme fictions' of our culture, self-conscious works of art deliberately composed as the culmination of a long literary and oral tradition. Helms analyses the best-known and the most powerful of these fictions: the stories of Christ's birth, his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, his betrayal by Judas, his crucifixion, death and resurrection. In Helms' exegesis of the Gospel miracle stories, he traces the greatest of these - the resurrection of Lazarus four days after his death - to the Egyptian myth of the resurrection of Osiris by the god Horus. Helms maintains that the Gospels are self-reflexive; they are not about Jesus so much as they are about the writers' attitudes concerning Jesus. Helms examines each of the narratives - the language, the sources, the similarities and differences - and shows that their purpose was not so much to describe the past as to affect the present. This scholarly yet readable work demonstrates how the Gospels surpassed the expectations of their authors, influencing countless generations by creating a life-enhancing understanding of the nature of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Randel Helms has written a very good book detailing how scriptures in the New Testament are often contradictory among themselves as well as those in the Old Testament. This not only occurs in a religious basis but in historical context. He points out that the Gospels were not written until 40 to 100 years after the death of Jesus Christ. There can be no question based on the scant detail of written historical evidence that indeed much of the New Testament has been misinterpreted by men, scholars and religious zealots. The same can be said of the Old Testament as well. For example, in Genesis XLII 33 the story of Joseph, Joseph orders his brothers to take corn for their house in the days of famine. Yet, we now know that could not have happen at all, why? Because Corn was only found in the New World and not discovered until 1492 by Columbus at El Salvador. Does this error in Jewish Scriptures make the Torah a flawed document too? This is just one example of misinformation in the Old Testament similar to what is pointed out by the author in the New Testament. Another example is in Exodus XXV 2-11, where Moses insist on pure gold to surround the Ark of the Covenant, among fine blue, purple and scarlet linens and valuable oil, spices and incense. Why would a God so powerful who performed so many miracles and deeds need opulent garments, precious metals and other riches to be on display before the people? The sanctuary was to be the fountain for the congregation of Israel not a dwelling place of a God in need of having to be surrounded in wealth. Even seal skins were ordered to be dyed red, yet where did seal skins come from in that time? Seals live in cold seas not the climate of the Middle East! It is just as obvious that these instructions were man made based on the same logic Mr. Helms uses in his book. Men interpreting God's words in error and with consequences that forced Sons and Daughters of Abraham to be hounded, crucified and killed throughout history. This is why this book is not just worth reading, but a must read for all regardless of faith. Too often men of God claim they know God's ways through their interpretation of God's words and then determine destiny regardless how such scriptures are used against people instead of helping them. The author has researched this area of mistranslation well and you won't regret spending the time to read it. I highly recommend this book.
Format:Taschenbuch
Scholarly written in a readable style, Helms's book offers the reader a sound insight on objections non-believers might make in assessing the thruth about the historical validity of the gospels.
Helms' depends in his effort to rid the gospels of historical value, too much on one method, namely showing where Old Testament parallels to gospel-narratives occur. He does not seem to be aware of the fact that Old Testament parallels alone do not explain the existence of gospel narratives, nor of the unlikelyhood of ever coming into existence for stories that had little theological meaning. So in the end, all Helms does is show how certain events told in the church (regardless of wether they happened or not) derived their meaning from the Old Testament in various senses, which is perfectly sane, but does, of course not prove that these stories were fictitious.
Where Helms does give historical (instead of exegetical) data, he seems to handle the material in a somewhat biased way.
He recollects for instance the old historical difficulty about Luke writing that Quirinius was in command of Syria at the time of the census, devised by Emperor August Caesar. Helms note that Quirinius did not order a census 6 a.d.
Helms does not note however, that Quirinius had in fact been military commander in chief over Syria from 10 B.C. onward up to the birth of Christ.
All in all, an interesting book, but not compelling in its purposes.
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This book, valuable to the informal reader as well as the researcher, highlights the (seemingly intentionally) embellished nature of the New Testament, and notes the unconvincing arguments of Gospel defenders. With clear and convincing reasoning he exposes various discrepancies in the gospels, indicating how history was exaggerated to satisfy prophecies. Writing as literary critic the author does not pick an argument with the Christian faith and acknowledges the value of the Gospels as works of art, but strips the religious baggage from the New Testament books. Chapters address the fictional nature of theology, nativity legends, miracles, passion narratives and resurrection accounts. The book's non-emotional style shouldn't offend the believer who is brave enough to question dogma, yet the well-researched and uncompromising text should arm the skeptic with large-bore ammunition in arguing with Bible-defenders,
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