Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity

Name: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity
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ISBN: 9780679767466

ISBN-10: 0679767460

ISBN-13: 9780679767466

Edition: N/A

Authors: Paula Fredriksen

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Paula Fredriksen, renowned historian and author ofFrom Christ to Jesus, begins this inquiry into the historic Jesus with a fact that may be the only undisputed thing we know about him: his crucifixion. Rome reserved this means of execution particularly for political insurrectionists; and the Roman charge posted at the head of the cross indicted Jesus for claiming to be King of the Jews. To reconstruct the Jesus who provoked this punishment, Fredriksen takes us into the religious worlds, Jewish and pagan, of Mediterranean antiquity, through the labyrinth of Galilean and Judean politics, and on into the ancient narratives of Paul's letters, the gospels, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Josephus'…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/5/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.95" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Chronological Table


Introduction: The History of the Historical Jesus



Gospel Truth and Historical Innocence



God and Israel in Roman Antiquity



Trajectories: Paul, the Gospels, and Jesus



Contexts: The Galilee, Judea, and Jesus



The Days in Jerusalem


Afterword: Jesus, Christianity, and History


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index of Scriptural Passages


Name Index


Subject Index