Visions of Jesus: Direct Encounters from the New Testament to Today

Wiebe, Phillip H.

ISBN 10: 0195097505 / ISBN 13: 9780195097504

Editore: Oxford University Press, 1997

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Riassunto:

Visions and apparitions of Jesus have been reported since the earliest days of Christianity, and it is widely known that such events are still being experienced. Surprisingly, however, this book is the first recent critical study of this fascinating phenomenon. Wiebe focuses on modern visions of Jesus, as described to him by thirty contemporary visionaries - most of them ordinary people without prior or subsequent experiences of this kind. He recounts each of the visions in vivid detail, reviews recent biblical scholarship on the subject, and examines current literature on the psychology and neurology of visual hallucinations. He ultimately concludes that contemporary visions of Jesus represent genuine religious experiences of a mystical character and he calls for further discussion of their philosophical and theological implications.

Informazioni sull'autore:
Phillip H. Wiebe is Professor of Philosophy and Assistant Dean of Arts and Religious Studies at Trinity Western University in Canada.

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Titolo: Visions of Jesus: Direct Encounters from the...
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1997
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
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