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Jesus through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture (1985) is a book by Jaroslav Pelikan.

Abstract

'One of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epoch -- from rabbi in the first century to liberator in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- is a key to understanding the temper and values of that age."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1985. Revised ed. (1997):

• The Illustrated Jesus through the Centuries (1997 Pelikan), book (rev. ed.)

Contents

• Introduction: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful
• 1. The Rabbi
• 2. The Turning Point of History
• 3. The Light of the Gentiles
• 4. The King of Kings
• 5. The Cosmic Christ
• 6. The Son of Man
• 7. The True Image
• 8. Christ Crucified
• 9. The Monk Who Rules the World
• 10. The Bridegroom of the Soul
• 11. The Divine and Human Model
• 12. The Universal Man
• 13. The Mirror of the Eternal
• 14. The Prince of Peace
• 15. The Teacher of Common Sense
• 16. The Poet of the Spirit
• 17. The Liberator
• 18. The Man Who Belongs to the World

External links

• Google Books (partial text)