Jesus : apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium / Bart D. Ehrman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrman, Bart D., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Prophetic office.

Millennialism--Palestine--History.

Millennialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few biographical subjects spark passions as intensely as do interpretations of the life of Jesus. This text seeks to show general readers what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them.

Contents:

contents; preface; one: the end of history as we know it; two: who was jesus? why it's so hard to know; three: how did the gospels get to be this way?; four: looking about a bit: non-christian sources for the historical jesus; five: looking about a bit more: other Christian sources for the historical jesus; six: moving on to the past: how can we reconstruct the life of jesus?; seven: finding a fit: jesus in context; eight: jesus the apocalyptic prophet; nine: the apocalyptic teachings of jesus; ten: a place for everything: jesus' other teachings in their apocalyptic context

eleven: not in word only: the associates, deeds, and controversies of jesus in apocalyptic contexttwelve: the last days of jesus; thirteen: from apocalyptic prophet to lord of all: the afterlife of jesus; fourteen: jesus as the prophet of the new millennium: then and now; notes; bibliography; index of subjects; index of passages; index of modern authors

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773973-3

0-19-983943-3

1-280-53022-7

0-19-802888-1

1-4294-0467-1

OCLC:

466426202