Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels Keddie Tony
The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible--from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality.Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and…
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The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible--from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality.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 that started almost a century ago, 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
Jesus and the Gospels