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Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable BibleMain MenuInside the Gospel ThrillersAn exploration of the contents of the novels and their genreBehind the Gospel Thrillers: "Discovering" the BibleHistorical and social context for themes in the novelsExtras: Reviews, interviews, and other mediaAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
Beyond the Novels: Gospel Thrills and U.S. Culture
12018-03-27T18:12:03-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28124585Cultural spaces outside the novels in which the impulses of gospel thrillers are foundplain2023-03-14T11:11:12-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28My contention throughout this project is that the set of novels I call Gospel Thrillers refract, amplify, and contain broader fears and hopes about the Bible percolating throughout various corners of U.S. culture. In this section of the site I look a bit more closely at some of those corners, from broad swathes of U.S. society to the more arcane corners of the academic study of the Bible.
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12018-03-27T18:11:13-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The Bible in the U.S.3plain2023-03-02T08:45:45-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:07:26-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Gospel Thrillers in the News3plain2023-02-27T11:15:08-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:17:10-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28"Lost gospels" and the academy5The work of modern scholars often mirrors the fears and desires of the novelsplain2023-03-02T07:39:47-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28