John Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, moving, and provocative, a book that will affect every Christian reader deeply and profoundly, Jesus is a remarkable work that presents a very different view of a saviour and king of peace who proclaimed - in ...
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John Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, moving, and provocative, a book that will affect every Christian reader deeply and profoundly, Jesus is a remarkable work that presents a very different view of a saviour and king of peace who proclaimed - in thought and action - that all may participate in the rule of God.
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from the reviews of the the author and that he is an ex priest, I hoped this would be entirely revised view of the story of Jesus; but it is not. So disappointed.
revgeorgia
Jul 27, 2008
Excellent souce
Used this book for an Adult Education class. It was well received. Easily understood by all.
Theokim
Oct 29, 2007
Captivating yet imaginative!
This scholarly and imaginative work of John Dominic Crossan sums up his reconstruction of the historical Jesus derived from twenty-five years of research that is dependent upon three vectors namely: cross-cultural anthropology, Greco-Roman and Jewish history, and literary and textual evidence. Crossan moved away from the traditional presentations of Jesus written in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, claiming that this fourfold record constitutes the core problem in the historical quest.From the prologue to the epilogue, Crossan dramatically introduces the historical Jesus in headings and subtitles that are somewhat vague and startling. Crossan claims Jesus to advocate a radical egalitarianism which he calls ?open commensality? that challenges and denies the patron-broker-client relationships in a society where the honour-shame system permeates every fabric of existence in the first century Greco-Roman world. According to Crossan, Jesus was a Mediterrenean, Jewish, illiterate peasant with brilliant oral skills, an itinerant preacher who questions societal norms by eating with the marginalized, the nobodies, the poor and the destitute in the community. A great and fascinating book to read which challenges readers to more questions, perhaps affirmations and most likely skepticism regarding the traditional Jesus presented in the canonical Gospels.
