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The Gospel according to Jesus : a new translation and guide to his essential teachings for believers and unbelievers / Stephen Mitchell.
LIBRA - Special BT306 .M55 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitchell, Stephen, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--Words.
- Jesus Christ.
- Words of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Christ--Rationalistic interpretations.
- Rationalistic interpretations of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Christ--Jewish interpretations.
- Jewish interpretations.
- Jewish interpretations of Jesus Christ.
- Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Gospels.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- vii, 310 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First HarperPerennial edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HarperPerennial, 1993.
- Summary:
- At the center of this dazzling presentation of the life and teachings of Jesus is a new translation by Mitchell of what might be called the Essential Gospel. Mitchell has retained from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John only the authentic sayings and doings of Jesus--highlighted with Mitchell's insightful commentary--and has eliminated the passages added by the early church.
- Notes:
- Chiefly commentary on biblical excerpts.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310).
- Contains:
- Bible. Gospels. Selections. 1991.
- ISBN:
- 0060923210
- 9780060923211
- OCLC:
- 28087950
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