Jesus the Jew

by Géza Vermes

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This now classic book is a significant corrective to several recent developments in the study of the historical Jesus. In contrast to depictions of Jesus as a wandering Cynic teacher, Geza Vermes offers a portrait based on evidence of charismatic activity in first-century Galilee. Vermes shows how the major New Testament titles of Jesus—prophet, Lord, Messiah, son of man, Son of God—can be understood in this historical context. The result is a description of Jesus that retains its power show more and its credibility. show less

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A world renowned Jewish scholar explores the primitive and genuine significance of words and events recorded in the Gospels in order to reach a fuller understanding of the historical Jesus.
The classic study (and corrective) on the Jewishness of Jesus. Well worth reading.
NO OF PAGES: 286 SUB CAT I: Yeshua SUB CAT II: First Century Judaism SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: This now-classic book is a significant corrective to several recent developments in the study of the historical Jesus. In contrast to depictions of Jesus as a wandering Cynic teacher, Geza Vermes offers a portrait based on evidence of charismatic activity in first-century Galilee. Vermes shows how the major New Testament titles of Jesus-prophet, Lord, Messiah, son of man, Son of God-can be understood in the historical context. The result is a description of Jesus that retains its power and its credibility.NOTES: SUBTITLE: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels
JESÚS EL JUDÍO

«El descubrimiento de los auténticos antecedentes de Jesús y de su
auténtica judeidad pretende ser, en otras palabras, ni más ni menos
que un intento de eliminar malentendidos que han sido responsables
durante mucho tiempo de una imagen irreal de Jesús; un primer paso
hacia lo que podría ser el descubrimiento del hombre real que fue.
Como hemos visto en estas páginas, sus seguidores tuvieron desde el
principio grandes dificultades para aceptar las opiniones que
él expresaba sobre sí mismo. Aunque explícitamente eludió el título de
Mesias, muy pronto le invistieron con él, haciéndose desde entonces
inseparable de su imagen en el pensamiento cristiano.

Por contraste, aunque aprobó la designación profeta, fue éste show more uno de los
primeros apelativos que la Iglesia desechó, y que nunca ha vuelto a adoptar.
El resultado ha sido que, incapaz de determinar y admitir el significado histórico
de las palabras registradas por los evangelistas o no
deseando hacerlo, el cristianismo ortodoxo ha edificado una estructura
doctrinal basada en una interpretación arbitraria de las sentencias
evangélicas, una estructura que tiene que ser, por su propia naturaleza,
muy vulnerable a la crítica racional»,
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Geza Vermes was a religious scholar who became one of the "essential translators and a vocal advocate for their broad dissemination" of the Dead Sea Scrolls, according to the New York Times. Until his death, he was a Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies and Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, but continued to teach at the Oriental show more Institute in Oxford. He was born on June 22, 1924, in Hungary and died on May 8, 2013, after a recurrence of cancer. He was 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Jesus the Jew
Original publication date
1973
People/Characters
Jesus Christ

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
232ReligionChristianityJesus Christ and his family
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BT202 .V45Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionDoctrinal TheologyDoctrinal TheologyChristology
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