The Process of Jesus’ Deification and Cognitive Dissonance Theory
The starting point of this article is the paradox that the first-century Jew, Jesus the Galilean, came to be considered divine by a sect belonging to a religion which is often deemed to be monotheistic, to the extent that many scholars refer to this phenomenon as “striking” and “puzzling.” Although...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2017
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Numen
Jahr: 2017, Band: 64, Heft: 2/3, Seiten: 119-152 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Jesus Christus
/ Galiläa
/ Apotheose
/ Kognitive Dissonanz
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik AE Religionspsychologie HC Neues Testament KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika NBF Christologie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Jesus the Galilean
deification
cognitive dissonance
selective memory
cognitive work
spiritualization
proselytizing
worship
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| Zusammenfassung: | The starting point of this article is the paradox that the first-century Jew, Jesus the Galilean, came to be considered divine by a sect belonging to a religion which is often deemed to be monotheistic, to the extent that many scholars refer to this phenomenon as “striking” and “puzzling.” Although a complete survey of the cultural and religious (Jewish, Greco-Roman) contexts in which the sect of the Nazoreans — the original core group from which Christianity grew — developed its beliefs and practices is of paramount importance for understanding this phenomenon, my contention is that a historical approach should be supplemented by social science theories. In this article, I argue that cognitive dissonance theory, after having been enriched and modified by quite a few criticisms in the last several decades, contributes to making the psychological and social processes which led to Jesus’ exaltation and deification more intelligible. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
| Enthält: | In: Numen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341457 |