Scapegoats
The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims
$75.44
- Paperback
286 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2022
Summary
Scapegoats are innocent victims who have experienced blame and violence at the hands of society. René Girard proposes that the Gospels present Jesus as a scapegoat whose innocent death exposes how humans have always created scapegoats. This revelation should have cured societal scapegoating, yet those who claim to live by the Gospels have missed that message. They continue to scapegoat and remain blind to the suffering of scapegoats in modern life.
Christians today tend to read the Ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506469379 |
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| ISBN-10: | 150646937X |
| Author: | Jennifer Garcia Bashaw |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 286 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Jennifer Garcia Bashaw
Jennifer Garcia Bashaw is a professor at Campbell University and an ordained Baptist minister. She has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Seminary and is the author of Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims and John for Normal People: A Guide through the Drama and Depth of the Fourth Gospel.
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