04956cam a2200721Ki 4500 ocn946725269 OCoLC 20200709060441.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160415s2016 maua ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T YDXCP COCUF DEGRU OCLCQ VTS STF JSTOR 961003860 965412940 984642866 9780674970281 electronic bk. 0674970284 electronic bk. 9780674737433 0674737431 10.4159/9780674970281 doi 1219926 (N$T) (OCoLC)946725269 (OCoLC)961003860 (OCoLC)965412940 (OCoLC)984642866 22573/ctvjf94wr JSTOR BX8643.J4 T87 2016eb REL 067040 bisacsh REL 046000 bisacsh REL 033000 bisacsh HIS 036000 bisacsh 232.088/2893 23 MAIN Turner, John G., author. The Mormon Jesus : a biography / John G. Turner. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016. 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-341) and index. Another testament of Jesus Christ -- Jesus meets Genesis -- Seeing the Savior's face -- The words of the Lord -- I come quickly -- Elder brother -- The Jehovah of the temple -- The great bridegroom -- The great white god. "The nineteenth-century Mormon prophet Joseph Smith published a new scripture dominated by the figure of Jesus Christ, dictated revelations presented as the words of the Christian savior, spoke of encountering Jesus in visions, and told his followers that their messiah and king would soon return to the earth. From the author of the definitive life of Brigham Young comes a biography of the Mormon Jesus that revises and enriches our understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Over the past two hundred years, Jesus has connected the Latter-day Saints to broader currents of Christianity, even while particular Mormon beliefs and practices have been points of differentiation and conflict. The Latter-day Saints came to understand Jesus Christ as the literal son of his father, the exalted brother of God's other spirit children, who should aspire to become like him. They gave new meaning to many titles for Jesus Christ: Father, Son of God, Lord, Savior, Firstborn, Elder Brother, Bridegroom, and Jehovah. While some early beliefs became canonized and others were discarded, Jesus Christ remains central to Latter-day Saint scripture, doctrine, and religious experience. Contemporary Mormon leaders miss no opportunity to proclaim their church's devotion to the Christian savior, in part because evangelical Protestants denounce Mormonism as a non-Christian cult. This tension between Mormonism's distinctive claims and the church's desire to be accepted as Christian, John G. Turner argues, continues to shape Mormon identity and attract new members to the church."--Provided by publisher. Print version record. In English. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Jesus Christ Mormon interpretations. Jesus Christ In the Book of Mormon. Jesus Christ. fast (OCoLC)fst00040116 Mormon Church History. Mormon Church Doctrines History. Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon. fast (OCoLC)fst00982374 Mormon Church. fast (OCoLC)fst01026221 Mormon Church Doctrines. fast (OCoLC)fst01026232 Mormon interpretations of Jesus Christ. fast (OCoLC)fst01353846 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) bisacsh History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Electronic books. Print version: Turner, John G. Mormon Jesus. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016 9780674737433 (DLC) 2015039201 (OCoLC)926050568 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1219926 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1219926 EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection EBSCOhost EBSC 1219926 YBP Library Services YANK 12758836 De Gruyter DEGR 9780674970281 92 N$T 56797 56797