Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews : a Jewish life and the emergence of Christianity / Paula Fredriksen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fredriksen, Paula.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Biography.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. John.

Historiography.

Bible. John--Historiography.

Bible.

Local Subjects:

Jesus Christ--Biography.

Bible. John--Historiography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Knopf, 1999.

Summary:

"Draws on the narratives of all four evangelists as well as both John and the Synoptics, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish authorities of Jesus' time, Philo, Paul, and Josephus who wrote in Greek, and early rabbinic writings. She shows us a historical Jesus living in the tumultuous world of late-Second Temple Judaism; an observant Jew of his time, a prophetic teacher who traveled through the villages of Galilee and frequently in and around Jerusalem". -- Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: The History of the Historical Jesus

1. Gospel Truth and Historical Innocence

2. God and Israel in Roman Antiquity

3. Trajectories: Paul, the Gospels, and Jesus

4. Contexts: The Galilee, Judea, and Jesus

5. The Days in Jerusalem

Afterword: Jesus, Christianity, and History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and indexes.

National Jewish Book Awards - Jewish-Christian Relations, Winner, 1999

Other Format:

Online version: Fredriksen, Paula. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.

ISBN:

0679446753

9780679446750

0679767460

9780679767466

OCLC:

41326258

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