Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
324 pages : map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-[302]) and index. |
Summary |
Examines New Testament writings about Jesus as part of first-century Judaism, focusing on the letters of Paul and the Gospel of John, and looking at the process by which interpretations of Jesus changed over the years from a historical figure to the Christian savior. |
Contents |
Prologue: From Christ to Jesus -- 1. John: The Odd Man Out Among the Evangelists -- 2. The Jesus of John: Messiah Figure or Stranger from Heaven -- 3. Paul: The Odd Man Out Among the Apostles -- 4. The Christ of Paul: Son of God and Universal Redeemer of Mankind -- 5. The Jesus of the Acts of the Apostles: Prophet, Lord, and Christ -- 6. The Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels: Charismatic Healer and Teacher and Eschatological Enthusiast -- 7. Beneath the Gospels: The Real Jesus -- 8. The Real Jesus at the Dawn of the Third Millennium -- Epilogue: A Dream. bnatoc |
Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Vermès, Géza, 1924- Changing faces of Jesus. 1st American ed. New York : Viking Compass, 2001 (OCoLC)624472947 |
ISBN |
0670894516 alkaline paper |
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9780670894512 alkaline paper |
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