Changing Faces of Jesus

Name: Changing Faces of Jesus
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ISBN: 9780142196021

ISBN-10: 0142196029

ISBN-13: 9780142196021

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Authors: Geza Vermes

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Who was the real Jesus? How was this Palestinian charismatic transformed by later generations into the heavenly savior who is the focus of the Christian Church? Did Jesus's own teachings lead to his divine characterization? Or did the church-centered needs of gentile Christianity hide his true face, obscuring the religion he preached and practiced? With unique authority, sensitivity, and insight, renowned scholar Geza Vermes explores these difficult questions by examining the New Testament writings, placing them in the context of the Jewish civilization of the first century. Starting with the elevated, divine figure of Christ presented in the most recent Gospel, the Gospel of John, Vermes…

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List price: $22.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 2/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Geza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924, and was the first professor of Jewish studies at Oxford. He is the author of The Changing Faces of Jesusand The Authentic Gospel of Jesus.



Prologue: From Christ to Jesus



John: The Odd Man Out Among the Evangelists



The Jesus of John: Messiah Figure or Stranger from Heaven



Paul: The Odd Man Out Among the Apostles



The Christ of Paul: Son of God and Universal Redeemer of Mankind



The Jesus of the Acts of the Apostles: Prophet, Lord, and Christ



The Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels: Charismatic Healer and Teacher and Eschatological Enthusiast



Beneath the Gospels: The Real Jesus



The Real Jesus at the Dawn of the Third Millennium


Epilogue: A Dream


Chronological Table


Notes


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Index