TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keddie,G.Anthony
TI  - Republican Jesus: how the right has rewritten the gospels
SN  - 9780520976023
AV  - BR115 .R478 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - United States
KW  - Bible and politics
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1 and index; Introduction --; Who is Republican Jesus? --; Where does Republican Jesus come from? --; What does Republican Jesus stand for? : is he right or wrong? --; Afterword; 2; b
N2  - "Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare--or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels going back almost a century, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for, but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans' cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike"--
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