Infancy Gospels

Stories and Identities. Edited by Claire Clivaz, Andreas Dettwiler, Luc Devillers and Enrico Norelli with the assistance of Benjamin Bertho. In this volume, an international team of scholars (englisch, french and german) proposes a reconsideration of the historical background of these stories in terms of early Jewish and Christian identity quests. Secondly, they deal with early Christian questions on Jesus' infancy and childhood through canonical and apocryphal Gospels including information from Patristic and documentary literature. On the theological level, this volume illustrates the impact that these apocryphal texts, recognized as "useful for the soul" (a phrase coined by François Bovon), have had on the Christian faith. Contributors: Philip Alexander, Frédéric Amsler, Daniel Barbu, Simon Butticaz, Valentina Calzolari, Claire Clivaz, José Costa, Elian Cuvillier, Adriana Destro, Luc Devillers, Jörg Frey, Daniel Gerber, Christian Grappe, Christophe Guignard, Jean-Daniel Kaestli, Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Moisés Mayordomo, Simon Claude Mimouni, Enrico Norelli, David Pastorelli, Mauro Pesce, Francesca Prescendi, François Rosset, Anders Runesson, Andrea Taschl-Erber, Geert van Oyen, Joseph Verheyden, Benedict Viviano, Sever J. Voicu and Lily Vuong. XXX,755 Seiten mit einigen Tabellen, Leinen (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament; Band 281/Mohr Siebeck 2011) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear