Jesus: En lidande och stridbar trickster : Jesus: A suffering and fervent trickster

• Study of the mission of Jesus in his political age as depicted in the Swedish translation Bible 2000 for ”a common reader” without theological, historical, or exegetical expertise . Jesus is approached as a literary character and the Biblical text is analuýsed as a literary work. Methods of the study are response aesthetics and rhetorics. Overarching issues are: What might the printed text tell a modern secular Swedish reader, reading attentively? More precisely: What image of Jesus and his mission is presented; how is it narrated, and what does the narrating imply about his mission? what kind of reception do the texts prepare? what didactic and rhetorical techniques does Jesus hinself use to present himself and his message for his audience within the text? The result of the analysis is 1) that Jesus uses a special didacticism, including a strategic rhetoric of offense, confronting the prejudices of his audience and forcing them to reflect anew ; 2) that Jesus presents himself as a divine saviour from sin and death, and not as a political activist. Nevertheless, his message of love of the neighbour, the importance of equality before God, and caring for the outcast and contempted implies a politics of solidarity, justice, and social welfare for everyone.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Litteraturvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- General Literary Studies (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Litteraturstudier (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- Specific Literatures (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Religionsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Religious Studies (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Jesus

Religion

Christianity

Society

Bible

Gospel

Trickster

Reception

Offense

Desautomatization

Estrangement

Response aesthetics

Rhetoric

Solidarity

Agape

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