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At the heart of the Christian proclamation is the problematic body of Jesus: problematic because His crucified form conveyed shame rather than glory, problematic because Christian communities argued about whether Jesus' body shared in the corruptible and tactile qualities of other human bodies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glancy, Jennifer A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Corps humain > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
11.51 early Christianity.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Anthropology.
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity
Menselijk lichaam.
Leib > Philosophie > Geschichte Altertum.
Philosophie > Leib > Geschichte Altertum.
Leib > Christentum > Geschichte Altertum.
Christentum > Leib > Geschichte Altertum.
Körper > Philosophie > Geschichte Altertum.
Philosophie > Körper > Geschichte Altertum.
Körpererfahrung.
Frühchristentum.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:At the heart of the Christian proclamation is the problematic body of Jesus: problematic because His crucified form conveyed shame rather than glory, problematic because Christian communities argued about whether Jesus' body shared in the corruptible and tactile qualities of other human bodies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199745340
019974534X
9780199777143
0199777144