Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews : a Jewish life and the emergence of Christianity /
Paula Fredriksen.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Knopf, 1999.
- xxi, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and indexes.
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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Draws on the narratives of all four evangelists as well as both John and the Synoptics, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish authorities of Jesus' time, Philo, Paul, and Josephus who wrote in Greek, and early rabbinic writings. She shows us a historical Jesus living in the tumultuous world of late-Second Temple Judaism; an observant Jew of his time, a prophetic teacher who traveled through the villages of Galilee and frequently in and around Jerusalem". -- Jacket.
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