Jesus Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

Name: Jesus Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium
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ISBN: 9780195124736

ISBN-10: 0195124731

ISBN-13: 9780195124736

Edition: 1999

Authors: Bart D. Ehrman

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Few biographical works spark passions as intensely as do interpretations of the life of Jesus. In this highly accessible book, Bart Ehrman reviews the latest textual and archeological research into Jesus's life and the history of first-century Palestine, and draws a fascinating, controversial portrait of the man and his teachings. Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium seeks to show general readers what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament Gospels and other surviving sources, including the more recently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter, Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/23/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.09" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman grew up in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated from Wheaton College in 1978. He earned his Masters of Divinity and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary and has taught at Rutgers University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor. He has published more than 20 scholarly and popular books, including three New York Times bestsellers, plus numerous articles and book reviews.



Preface



The End of History as We Know It



Who was Jesus? Why It's So Hard to Know



How Did the Gospels Get to Be This Way?



Looking about a Bit: Non-Christian Sources for the Historical Jesus



Looking about a Bit More: Other Christian Sources for the Historical Jesus



Moving on to the Past: How Can We Reconstruct the Life of Jesus?



Finding a Fit: Jesus in Context



Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet



The Apocalyptic Teachings of Jesus



A Place for Everything: Jesus' Other Teachings in Their Apocalyptic Context



Not in Word Only: The Associates, Deeds, and Controversies of Jesus in Apocalyptic Context



The Last Days of Jesus



From Apocalyptic Prophet to Lord of All: The Afterlife of Jesus



Jesus as the Prophet of the New Millennium: Then and Now


Notes


Bibliography


Index