Jesus, the Galilean exorcist : his exorcisms in social and political context /

Jesus, the Galilean exorcist : his exorcisms in social and political context /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Witmer, Amanda.
Imprint:	London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2012.
Description:	x, 247 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Library of New Testament studies ; 459. Library of the historical Jesus studies ; v. 10 T & T Clark library of biblical studies Library of New Testament studies ; 459. Library of New Testament studies. Library of historical Jesus studies ; v. 10. T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Subject:	Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. Exorcism in the Bible. Exorcism in the Bible.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8833959

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ISBN:	9780567575524 0567575527
Notes:	Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McMaster University, 2009 under title: Jesus, a Jewish Galilean exorcist : a socio-political and anthropological investigation. Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-229) and indexes.
Summary:	"Amanda Witmer presents an investigation of exorcism in the activities of the historical Jesus, particularly the connection between spirit possession and exorcism on the one hand and the socio-political context of first-century Galilee on the other. Witmer draws on research from the areas of sociology, anthropology, archaeology and biblical studies to illuminate this aspect of Jesus' career, as well as the broader social implications of spirit possession in those he treated and the exorcisms themselves. Evidence found in the strands underlying the Synoptic Gospels is evaluated using the criteria of authenticity and comparative analysis in order to establish early and historical material. Questions posed and answered concern the historical plausibility of Jesus' role as exorcist, the possibility that his own career began with a period of spirit possession, and the meaning that his exorcisms conveyed to his first-century audience. Thus, the methodology includes textual analysis, sociological analysis of general cultural patterns within which first-century Palestine can be fitted, and anthropological analysis of the plausible functions of both spirit possession and exorcism in agrarian societies"--From publisher description.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Ancient World
The Socio-Political Context: Galilee in 30 CE
Jesus the Exorcist: The Indirect Evidence
Jesus the Exorcist: The Direct Evidence
Conclusion: Reconstructing Jesus, the Jewish Galilean Exorcist