The Messiah Myth: The Near Eastern Roots of Jesus and David PDF
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T H E M E S S I A H M Y T H I Other books by Thomas L. Thompson The Mythic Past The Early History of the Israelite People The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives E M E S S I AH M Y TH The Near Eastern Roots of Jesus and David Thomas L. Thompson BASIC B BOCKS A Member of the Perseus Books Group New York Copyright © 2005 by Thomas L. Thompson Published by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address Basic Books, 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-8810. Basic Books arc available at spccial discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corpora- tions, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Spccial Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142, or call (617) 252-5298 or (800) 255-1514, or e-mail spccial. markets^perseusbooks.com. Designed by Jeff Williams Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thompson, Thomas L., 1939- Thc Messiah myth : the Near Eastern roots of Jesus and David / Thomas L. Thompson, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-465-08577-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Jesus Christ. 2. Jesus Christ—Genealogy. 3. Jesus Christ—Historicity. 4. Bible. N.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 5. Bible. O.T.— Criticism, interpretation, etc. 6. Middle East—History—To 622. I. Title. BT303.T57 2005 220.67—dc22 2004028573 05 06 07/ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 j Ingrid Hjehn 0 C O N T E N T S Preface Abbreviations xiu One: The Kingdom Of God 1 Historicizing the Figure of Jesus, the Messiah 2 The Figure of the Prophet 3 The Children and the Kingdom 4 The Song for a Poor Man ^^ Two: The Royal Ideology 5 The Myth of the Good King 6 The Myth of the Conquering Holy Warrior 7 The Myth of the Dying and Rising God Three: The Never-Ending Story 8 Holy War 9 Good King, Bad King 10 The Figure of David in Story and Song Appendix 1: Examples of the Sow for a Poor Man Appendix z: Testimonies of the Good Kinp Notes Bibliopraphy 371 Index of Biblical Citations Subject Index
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