Jesus in context : making sense of the historical figure
Wenham, David.
Jesus in context : making sense of the historical figure [Elektronička građa] / David Wenham. - [Electronic ed.] - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (8714 KB). - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society. . - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society .
Jesus changed our world forever. But who was he and what do we know about him? David Wenham's accessible volume is a concise and wide-ranging engagement with that enduring and elusive subject. Exploring the sources for Jesus and his scholarly reception, he surveys information from Roman, Jewish, and Christian texts, and also examines the origins of the gospels, as well as the evidence of Paul, who had access to the earliest oral traditions about Jesus. Wenham demonstrates that the Jesus of the New Testament makes sense within the first century CE context in which he lived and preached. He offers a contextualized portrait of Jesus and his teaching; his relationship with John the Baptist and the Qumran community (and the Dead Sea Scrolls); his ethics and the Sermon on the Mount, his successes and disappointments. Wenham also brings insights into Jesus' vision of the future and his understanding of his own death and calling
9781108647014 (ebook)
Jesus Christ--Historicity.
Jesus Christ--Biography--Sources.
BT303.2 / .W46 2021
KIN232.908
Jesus in context : making sense of the historical figure [Elektronička građa] / David Wenham. - [Electronic ed.] - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (8714 KB). - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society. . - Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society .
Jesus changed our world forever. But who was he and what do we know about him? David Wenham's accessible volume is a concise and wide-ranging engagement with that enduring and elusive subject. Exploring the sources for Jesus and his scholarly reception, he surveys information from Roman, Jewish, and Christian texts, and also examines the origins of the gospels, as well as the evidence of Paul, who had access to the earliest oral traditions about Jesus. Wenham demonstrates that the Jesus of the New Testament makes sense within the first century CE context in which he lived and preached. He offers a contextualized portrait of Jesus and his teaching; his relationship with John the Baptist and the Qumran community (and the Dead Sea Scrolls); his ethics and the Sermon on the Mount, his successes and disappointments. Wenham also brings insights into Jesus' vision of the future and his understanding of his own death and calling
9781108647014 (ebook)
Jesus Christ--Historicity.
Jesus Christ--Biography--Sources.
BT303.2 / .W46 2021
KIN232.908