Jesus the Jew
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2013
304 pages
978-0-334-04820-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this, Geza Vermes' best known book, there emerges perhaps the closest portrayal that we have of a genuinely historical Jesus. Freed from the weight and onus of Christian doctrine or Jewish animus, Jesus here appears as a vividly human, yet profoundly misunderstood, figure, thoroughly grounded and contextualised within the extraordinary intellectual and cultural cross currents of his day. Jesus the Jew is a remarkable portrait by a brilliant scholar writing at the height of his powers, informed by insights from the New Testament, Jewish literature, and the Dead Sea Scrolls alike.
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Dedication page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface by Stefan C. Reif
- Preface by the Author
- Introduction: from Christianity to Jesus
- PART I: THE SETTING
- 1 Jesus the Jew
- 2 Jesus and Galilee
- 3 Jesus and charismatic Judaism
- PART II: THE TITLES OF JESUS
- 4 Jesus the prophet
- Excursus: prophetic celibacy
- 5 Jesus the lord
- Excursus: 'lord' and the style of the Gospel of Mark
- 6 Jesus the Messiah
- Excursus I: Jesus, son of David
- Excursus II: the metaphorical use of 'to anoint'
- 7 Jesus the son of man
- Excursus I: the cloud, a means of heavenly transport
- Excursus II: debate on the circumlocutional use of son of man
- 8 Jesus the son of God
- Excursus: son of God and virgin birth
- Postscript
- List of abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Reference index
- Index of names and subjects
