I Once Knew a Man: A Case Study Analysis of the Relationship Between Masculine Social Constructions and Historical Jesus Studies

Law, Joshua (2017) I Once Knew a Man: A Case Study Analysis of the Relationship Between Masculine Social Constructions and Historical Jesus Studies. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of James Bos from Philosophy and Religion, University of Mississippi.

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Abstract

This is a two part thesis. Part I contains a literature survey in which I surveyed published material on the way Jesus’ canonical masculinity is constructed in the context of Greco-Roman masculinities. Part II of this work is a case study analysis of the masculinity of Jesus as constructed by Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright in their book, The Meaning of Jesus. In order to do this, I surveyed literature and compiled profiles of masculinity from the late 20th century western world. Next, I analyzed Borg and Wright’s Jesus’ in the context of the relevant profiles of western masculinity. The findings of the case study reveal that N.T. Wright’s Jesus performs a more traditional and dominant masculinity than Marcus Borg’s Jesus.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators: Law, Joshua
Student's Degree Program(s): B.A. In Religious Studies
Thesis Advisor: James Bos
Thesis Advisor's Department: Philosophy and Religion
Institution: University of Mississippi
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BS The Bible
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Depositing User: Mr. Joshua Law
Date Deposited: 12 May 2017 14:53
Last Modified: 12 May 2017 14:53
URI: http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/888

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