{"product_id":"9780567657459","title":"Jesse's Lineage The Legendary Lives of David, Jesus, and Jesse James","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of New Testament Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJesse's Lineage\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Legendary Lives of David, Jesus, and Jesse James\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJennifer L. Koosed | Chris Keith | Robert Seesengood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesse's Lineage\u003c\/i\u003e explores the interconnections between David, Jesus, and Jesse James.  All three of these figures evoked complicated and conflicted reactions from their contemporaries - considered criminals by some, saviors by others.  David lives the life of a bandit while on the run from Saul; Jesus dies the death of a bandit alongside other bandits; Jesse James is the paragon of the bandit in the American West and yet his life and death is also understood in biblical terms.   Iron Age Judah, Roman Galilee, and Reconstruction era Missouri alike invoke the context of colonial \"territories\" and areas of resistance.  Such contexts give birth to bandits, the heroes of the subaltern. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter their deaths, David, Jesus, and Jesse James live on thorough equally complicated and conflicted textual, ritual, and cultural memories.   Their stories intertwine through reference and allusion as Jesus' mission is understood in terms of David's promise, and Jesse's death is understood in terms of Jesus' betrayal.   The biography of each figure is further complicated by the processes of folk memory and oral transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Paul Seesengood \u003c\/b\u003e(Ph.D., Drew University) is Associate  Professor  of Religious Studies at Albright College, Reading,  Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCompeting Identities: The  Athlete and Gladiator in Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (Continuum, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer L. Koosed\u003c\/b\u003e  (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University) is Associate Professor of Religious  Studies at Albright College in Reading,  Pennsylvania. She is the author  of (\u003ci\u003ePer)muations of Qohelet: Reading the Body in the Book \u003c\/i\u003e(Continuum, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 October 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567657459\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331638526092,"sku":"9780567657459","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2094e33f-c2ad-4283-883b-236384d10694.jpg?v=1783598066","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780567657459","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}