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Roll back the stone : death and burial in the world of Jesus
Author
Title
Roll back the stone : death and burial in the world of Jesus / Byron R. McCane.
ISBN
1563384027
9781563384028
Published
Harrisburg, PA : Trinity Press International, ©2003.
Physical Description
viii, 163 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
Examines early Christian stories about Jesus' burial, showing how they are founded in the social context of Palestinian Judaism. Finally, he explores how, in the 2nd century, Jews and Christians begin to part ways in their funerary practices. These changes were driven not only by theological disputes about death and the afterlife, but also by the steady pressure of larger social and cultural forces.
Other formats
Online version: McCane, Byron R. Roll back the stone. Harrisburg, PA : Trinity Press International, ©2003
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 01, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 149) and index.
Contents
Death as a fact of life
Jewish death ritual in early Roman Palestine
Q and death in early Roman Galilee
"Where no one had yet been laid" : the shame of Jesus' burial
Is a corpse contagious? : relocating the dead in early Byzantine Palestine
Rest in peace or roast in hell : funerary versus Apocalyptic portraits of paradise.
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Genre/Form
History.
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