New Perspectives on the Nativity

by Corley, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780567629043
• ISBN10: 056762904X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

The stories of the nativity represent some of the most beautiful and intriguing passages in the Gospels. However, there have been relatively few attempts to consider these texts from modern academic perspectives. Jeremy Corley assembles a cost of internationally renowned contributors to redress this, including Warren Carter, John Kaltner, Nicholas King, Ann Loades, Thomas O'Loughlin, Benedict Viviano and Henry Wansbrough. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Contributors	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The Infancy Stories of the Gospels since Raymond E. Brown	p. 4
Luke's Nativity Story: A Narrative Reading	p. 23
Prophetic Voices of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna in Luke 1-2	p. 37
Zechariah's "Benedictus" (Luke 1:68-79): A New Look at a Familiar Text	p. 47
The Significance of the Inn for Luke's Infancy Narrative	p. 67
Matthew 1-2 and Roman Political Power	p. 77
Making Sense of the Matthean Genealogy: Matthew 1:17 and the Theology of History	p. 91
Matthew's Nativity Stories: Historical and Theological Questions for Today's Readers	p. 110
The Magi Story through the Eyes of Pasolini: A Bakhtinian Reading	p. 132
The Nativity in Recent British Poetry	p. 148
The Muslim Mary	p. 165
Losing Mystery in History: The Challenge of Recalling the Nativity	p. 180
Appendix: Resemblances between Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2	p. 200
Dictionary of Technical Terms, Significant Persons, and Ancient Texts	p. 202
Bibliography of Studies on the Nativity, 1990-2009	p. 205
Subject Index	p. 213
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