Fake News and the Jesus Historian
This article surveys a cultural phenomenon in American popular media that complicates how the historical Jesus is received: fake news. It suggests that fake Jesus news relates to the problems we face in Donald Trump-related political discourse. Moreover, the present political climate will make it ev...
Published in: | Journal for the study of the historical Jesus |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Brill
2016
|
In: |
Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
|
IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament KBQ North America |
Further subjects: | B
Fake News
Donald Trump
modern forgeries
Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
Hillary Clinton
|
Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
|
Summary: | This article surveys a cultural phenomenon in American popular media that complicates how the historical Jesus is received: fake news. It suggests that fake Jesus news relates to the problems we face in Donald Trump-related political discourse. Moreover, the present political climate will make it even more difficult for professional historians to be heard and trusted by the general public. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1745-5197 |
Contains: | In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
|
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455197-01403001 |