The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide
Fortress Press
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642
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About this ebook
Comprehensively detailing the sources for our knowledge of Jesus, Theissen and Merz fully explore the historical and social context of Jesus and his activity. They then unfold what we can know about Jesus' characteristics as a charismatic teacher, a Jewish prophet, a healer, a teller of parables and an ethical teacher. Finally, they examine closely the historical question surrounding Jesus' last supper, his violent death, the accounts of Easter, and the beginnings of Christology.
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January 28, 2011
A comprehensive , detailed and most useful book on historical Jesus to date..
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Gerd Theissen is Proffessor of New Testament of the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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