Creation of History: The Transformation of Barnabas from Peacemaker to Warrior Saint, Second Edition - Softcover

Cosby, Michael R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1725269023 ISBN 13: 9781725269026

Verlag: Cascade Books, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

In this groundbreaking study, Michael Cosby uncovers the unknown history of the transformation of the Apostle Barnabas from a peacemaker to a warrior saint. Modern Cypriot beliefs about Barnabas diverge significantly from the New Testament depiction of the man as a leader involved in creative solutions to ethnic conflicts in the early church. Over the centuries, he morphed into a symbol of Greek Cypriot nationalism, bequeathing his power to the archbishop in Nicosia. This modern mythical St. Barnabas resulted from a complicated blend of religious and political maneuvering at key points in the history of Cyprus. Orthodox clergy made a consensus builder complicit in the ongoing strife between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Cosby’s thought-provoking book challenges readers to ponder their own beliefs to sort through what is history and what is legend.

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Michael R. Cosby is a retired Professor of New Testament and the author of Interpreting Biblical Literature: An Introduction to Biblical Studies, Apostle on the Edge: An Inductive Approach to Paul, and other books and articles. As a Senior Fulbright Fellow, he conducted research in Cyprus on the Apostle Barnabas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cascade Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1725269023
• ISBN 13: 9781725269026
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 266
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