PDF Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision edition by John Dominic Crossan Sarah Crossan Religion Spirituality eBooks
Download As PDF : Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision edition by John Dominic Crossan Sarah Crossan Religion Spirituality eBooks
In this four-color illustrated journey that is part travelogue and part theological investigation, bestselling author and acclaimed Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan and his wife Sarah painstakingly travel throughout the ancient Eastern church, documenting through text and image a completely different model for understanding Easter’s resurrection story, one that provides promise and hope for us today.
Traveling the world, the Crossans noticed a surprising difference in how the Eastern Church considers Jesus’ resurrection—an event not described in the Bible. At Saint Barbara’s Church in Cairo, they found a painting in which the risen Jesus grasps the hands of other figures around him. Unlike the Western image of a solitary Jesus rising from an empty tomb that he viewed across Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the Crossans saw images of the resurrection depicting a Jesus grasping the hands of figures around him, or lifting Adam and Eve to heaven from Hades or hell, or carrying the old and sick to the afterlife. They discovered that the standard image for the Resurrection in Eastern Christianity is communal and collective, something unique from the solitary depiction of the resurrection in Western Christianity.
Fifteen years in the making, Resurrecting Easter reflects on this divide in how the Western and Eastern churches depict the resurrection and its implications. The Crossans argue that the West has gutted the heart of Christianity’s understanding of the resurrection by rejecting that once-common communal iconography in favor of an individualistic vision. As they examine the ubiquitous Eastern imagery of Jesus freeing Eve from Hades while ascending to heaven, the Crossans suggest that this iconography raises profound questions about Christian morality and forgiveness.
A fundamentally different way of understand the story of Jesus’ rebirth illustrated with 130 images, Resurrecting Easter introduces an inclusive, traditional community-based ideal that offers renewed hope and possibilities for our fractured modern society.
PDF Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision edition by John Dominic Crossan Sarah Crossan Religion Spirituality eBooks
"glad for the contrast from Eastern to Western thought, photos are a pleasure"
Product details
|
Tags : Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision - edition by John Dominic Crossan, Sarah Crossan. Download it once and read it on your device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision.,ebook,John Dominic Crossan, Sarah Crossan,Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision,HarperOne,Christian Church - History,Holidays - Easter Lent,Subjects Themes - Religious,ART / Subjects Themes / Religious,Art/Subjects Themes - Religious,Christian Church - History,Christian art and symbolism,Christianity - Western influences,EASTERN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES,Eastern churches - Art,General Adult,HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY,History,Holidays - Easter Lent,Jesus Christ,Jesus Christ - Resurrection,Non-Fiction,RELIGION / Christian Church / History,RELIGION / Holidays / Easter Lent,RELIGION AND ART,RELIGIOUS,Religion,Religion/Christian Theology - Christology,Religion/Ethics,Religion/Holidays - Easter Lent,Subjects Themes - Religious,United States,ART / Subjects Themes / Religious,Art/Subjects Themes - Religious,RELIGION / Christian Church / History,RELIGION / Holidays / Easter Lent,Religion/Christian Theology - Christology,Religion/Holidays - Easter Lent,ART Subjects Themes / Religious,RELIGION Holidays / Easter Lent,Eastern Christian Churches,Religion
Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision edition by John Dominic Crossan Sarah Crossan Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews :
Resurrecting Easter How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision edition by John Dominic Crossan Sarah Crossan Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
- This book is truly unique in that it provides the visual evidence and the supporting textual evidence of scripture that the universal resurrection of Christ is the original and oldest understanding of Easter. Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 1512, 13, 21 & 42, "resurrection of the dead ones," is cited by the Crossans as the New Testament texts from Paul that is depicted in the Eastern Orthodox depictions of Christ raising of Adam and Eve (along with figures such as King David and King Solomon, Mary, John the Baptist and other prophets. As a pastor working in ministry, preaching and teaching, I truly appreciate a work explains the different lines in the 2nd Article of the Apostle's Creed ("descended to the dead" and "descended into hell"). Clearly, the Crossans prove that the Eastern Orthodox Tradition depicts the earliest understanding of Easter in the phrase "descended to the dead." Their work will be a great aid to both teaching and preaching, bringing together the koine Greek of the New Testament and the visual arts of the Eastern Orthodox Tradition.
Secondly, this book flows well from Crossan's earlier work in "God & Empire Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now" (2008). For in Resurrecting Easter the Crossans clearly illustrate how the influence of Constantine and the Roman Empire make the image of Christ into the violent rule of emporer, It is the Western empire that melds the image of hell and Satan into Hades (place of the dead). I recommend "God and Empire" to those who missed the importance of these details in their reviews.
As an author whose biblical orientation is that of Rene' Girard, I find the work of the Crossans "resurrectng" an understanding of Easter that is entirely in line with mimetic theory, which understands the human person beyond the Western mindset of individualism. Thank you to the Crossans for a work that will not only enrich pastoral ministry in preaching and teaching but also provide material for important academic study in shaping the understanding of the Christian faith for our time and the future. - This book is phenomenal. It mixes several of my passions (theology, church history, and art) into a single narrative tracing the history of the anastasis icon common in non-Western churches. I would absolutely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in church history, for those seeking to better understand the early beliefs within the faith called Christianity, or for anyone who feels discouraged about the message of their Christian faith and needs to see that there has always been hope at the center.
- The Crossans have written a wonderful book, full of great color pictures throughout, which make it attractive as a gift. It explores the intersection of the theology around the resurrection of Christ, and how it has manifested in Christian iconography. Even more importantly, it is wonderfully researched, and accompanied by travelogue giving a bit of a sense-of-place for where these icons are found. Finally, Crossan explores the meaning behind the figures in the icons to find the importance for the people who wrote them, and a tradition for us to reclaim today whether in the East or West.
- This book is a book that I treasure as a reference. Icons are not a part of my faith history, but I do realize that before the general population could read, icons were what they had to usher them into the Holy. The sad part is that the eastern and western theology split ( I suspect because the men in charge manipulated the outcome) and that is clearly shown in the history of icons as well as other theological ideas of the time. Some of that manipulation remains within the teachings of Christianity today. Reading this book helped me see, understand and know a it more about how Christianity was passed down.
- This is one awesome book, accomplishing two distinct purposes. One, I was drawn into the book as something like a detective story. I found it fascinating to go from discovery to discovery. Second, I learned a lot about Christianity and will have to revise some of my thoughts and believes in light of what is presented here. I should add, It took the authors many years to come up with this book and I deeply appreciate their persistence and wisdom. Thanks!
- The books is a bit of a travel log. It is also a book with many illustrations of early Christian art. The contrast of the resurrection as an individual event vs. a universal event is intriguing. Crossan is one of the leading authorities in the popular world for helping us understand the Bible and early Christianity. Now he (and she) needs to write a book on the Eastern Church to bring it more to the awareness of a general readership.
- glad for the contrast from Eastern to Western thought, photos are a pleasure
- I studied and taught Scripture in the 70’s but I am still learning from the erudition , readability and breath of D. Crossen’s genius. Where was he when I was teaching? This book, like all of his work will , is so groundbreaking and exciting. please, Dr. Crosse, keep them coming
