Description: Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In Rabbi Jesus, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity. Drawing on recent archaeological findings and new translations and interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton discusses in enlightening detail the philosophical and psychological foundations of Jesus' ideas and beliefs. His in-depth investigation also provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. Chilton shows, for example, that the High Priest Caiaphas, as well as Pontius Pilate, played a central role in Jesus' execution. It is, however, Chilton's description of Jesus' role as a rabbi, or "master," of Jewish oral traditions, as a teacher of the Cabala, and as a practitioner of a Galilean form of Judaism that emphasized direct communication with God that casts an entirely new light on the origins of Christianity. Seamlessly merging history and biography, this penetrating, highly readable book uncovers truths lost to the passage of time and reveals a new Jesus for the new millennium. BRUCE CHILTON is the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and priest at the Free Church of Saint John in Barrytown, New York. He is the author of many scholarly articles and books, including Redeeming Time and A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible.
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EAN: 9780385497930
UPC: 9780385497930
ISBN: 9780385497930
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Book Title: Rabbi Jesus : an Intimate Biography
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Topic: Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Biblical Biography / New Testament, Religious, History
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.9 in
Features: Reprint
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 11.5 Oz
Item Length: 8.1 in
Author: Bruce Chilton
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
