TY - BOOK AU - Sugirtharajah,Rasiah S. TI - Jesus in Asia SN - 9780674919648 AV - BT304.94 .S84 2018eb U1 - 232.095 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Jesus Christ KW - Jésus-Christ KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Christology KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - History KW - Oriental interpretations of Jesus Christ KW - fast KW - Hindu interpretations of Jesus Christ KW - Humanity of Jesus Christ KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-303) and index; Jesus in the sutras, stele, and suras -- The heavenly elder brother -- A Judean jnana-guru -- The non-existent Jesus -- A Jaffna man's Jesus -- Jesus as a Jain tirthankara -- An Upanishadic mystic -- A minjung messiah -- Jesus in a kimono -- Conclusion: Our Jesus, their Jesus N2 - Reconstructions of Jesus occurred in Asia long before the Western search for the historical Jesus began in earnest. Asians remade Jesus at times appreciatively and at other times critically. R.S. Sugirtharajah situates the historical Jesus beyond the narrow confines of the West and offers an eye-opening chapter in the story of global Christianity.-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1711345 ER -