Author : James H. Charlesworth
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802863531
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis Jesus Research by : James H. Charlesworth
Download or read book Jesus Research written by James H. Charlesworth and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection from the first Princeton-Prague Symposium on the Historical Jesus gathers twelve papers from international scholars evaluating the state of Jesus Research, seeking to represent and comprehend Jesus of Nazareth within his historical Jewish setting in Galilee and Jerusalem. / Each internationally renowned scholar examines different aspects of Jesus? life and thought both in his historical and geographical setting and also within his religious and cultural context. They then suggest what, therefore, we may learn from Jesus? teachings. In the process, readers are also made aware of the Palestinian Jesus Movement before 70 ce when Jerusalem was burned by Roman soldiers directed by a future emperor. / Jesus Research is a comprehensive collection from the luminaries in this area of research and provides a focus to the issues currently confronted by seeking to re-create Jesus in his world.