Picking up where he left off in The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide, Theissen discusses religion as "a cultural sign language that promises a gain in life by corresponding to an ultimate reality"; and presents Christianity as a religion with elements of myth, ritual, ethics, and an emergent symbolic system. 393 pages, softcover from Augsburg/Fortress.
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