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From Jung to Jesus: myth and consciousness in the New Testament

By: Material type: TextTextAtlanta, GA John Knox Press c1986Description: viii, 170p.; bibliog. notes; indexContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0-8042-1111-6
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Contents:
Intro.. 1 The mysterious psyche; mythic and rational. 2 The transformation key. 3 Myth, faith, and symbols. 4 The centrality of the hero. 5 The hero's birth story. 6 The meaning of the birth of the hero. 7 Departure and initiation. 8 The battle with the dragon. 9 The sacred marriage of the hero. 10 Summary and conclusions
Abstract: '..breaks new ground in New Testament studies by drawing analogies between Jung's archetypal symbols of the mythic hero and the Hero as exemplified in the New Testament story of Jesus.'
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Intro.. 1 The mysterious psyche; mythic and rational. 2 The transformation key. 3 Myth, faith, and symbols. 4 The centrality of the hero. 5 The hero's birth story. 6 The meaning of the birth of the hero. 7 Departure and initiation. 8 The battle with the dragon. 9 The sacred marriage of the hero. 10 Summary and conclusions

'..breaks new ground in New Testament studies by drawing analogies between Jung's archetypal symbols of the mythic hero and the Hero as exemplified in the New Testament story of Jesus.'

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