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) |
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| 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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