Jesus in His Jewish Context

by Geza Vermes

Overview

In this stimulating work, one of the most renowned scholars of ancient Judaism explores how Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom and the earliest Jesus movement fit into the Jewish world of Judea and Galilee. In this revised edition of an earlier work, Vermes includes five new chapters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800636234
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	06/10/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	766,932
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Geza Vermeswas Emeritus Fellow of the British Academy, and Emeritus Professor of Jewish Studies and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University. He was an international leader in the field of Dead Sea Scrolls research for more than forty years, as recounted in his Providential Accidents: An Autobiography (1998).

Table of Contents

Jesus the Jew

The Gospel of Jesus the Jew I: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels

The Gospel of Jesus the Jew II: The Father and His Kingdom

The Gospel of Jesus the Jew III: Jesus and Christianity

Jewish Studies and New Testament Interpretation

Jewish Literature and New Testament Exegesis: Reflections on Methodology

The Present State of the "Son of Man" Debate

The Jesus Notice of Josephus Re-Examined

A Summary of the Law by Flavius Josephus

New Light on the "Binding of Isaac" from 4Q225

The Dead Sea Scrolls 50 Years On

Jesus the Jew and His Religion