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ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
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ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford University Press, New York] Softcover First Edition 274p. A softcover book in very good condition. Pages lightly toned, and underlining on a few pages. Most text clean, and binding tight.
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ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings.Ehrman shows us what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament (and other surviving sources, including the morerecently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter), Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best understood as an apocalyptic prophet--a man convinced that the world would end dramatically within the lifetime ofhis apostles and that a new kingdom would be created on earth. According to Ehrman, Jesus' belief in a coming apocalypse and his expectation of an utter reversal in the world's social organization not only underscores the radicalism of his teachings but also sheds light on both the appeal of his message to society's outcasts and the threat he posed to Jerusalem's established leadership. This controversial new book argues that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. Ehrman shows why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet who anticipated the destruction of evil, the end of the age, ...
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ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings.Ehrman shows us what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament (and other surviving sources, including the morerecently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter), Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best understood as an apocalyptic prophet--a man convinced that the world would end dramatically within the lifetime ofhis apostles and that a new kingdom would be created on earth. According to Ehrman, Jesus' belief in a coming apocalypse and his expectation of an utter reversal in the world's social organization not only underscores the radicalism of his teachings but also sheds light on both the appeal of his message to society's outcasts and the threat he posed to Jerusalem's established leadership. This controversial new book argues that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. Ehrman shows why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet who anticipated the destruction of evil, the end of the age, ...
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ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford Univ Pr] Softcover illustrated edition. 288 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 019512474X, ISBN13: 9780195124743, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Argues that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament Gospels and other sources, the author shows why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]