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Publication date 1973 Pages 286 pp. Jesus the Jew: A historian's reading of the Gospels (1973) is a book by, who was a Reader in Jewish Studies at the when it was written. It was originally published by Collins in London. Review citations and excerpts.
Review:, September 13, 1993, volume 240, issue 37, page 36. Review:, September 16, 1981, volume 98, page 916 ' picked this book up from the dying Collins firm; it has a 1973 publication date in England. The author has written on the Dead Sea Scrolls, but in this book his main interest is to give a Jewish Portrait of Jesus in his environment. Elaborate reference materials at the back of the book reinforce his arguments and lead readers beyond his significant beginnings. His Jesus is a very recognizable zaddik, a just man, a teacher, an exemplar.'
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, 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 and its credibility. This book was incredible. Vermes is an outstanding academic who charts out the historical context of the man that was Jesus, how he fit into the Judaism of his day, and what exactly is it that he was doing.
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Vermes then goes on to outline the gross distortions that have ensued over the centuries, starting with the so-called gospels (in actuality treatises on Jewish Oral Law) all the way to the image of the man himself, now deified, removed from the Judaism he so fervently practiced. As a conv This book was incredible. Vermes is an outstanding academic who charts out the historical context of the man that was Jesus, how he fit into the Judaism of his day, and what exactly is it that he was doing. Vermes then goes on to outline the gross distortions that have ensued over the centuries, starting with the so-called gospels (in actuality treatises on Jewish Oral Law) all the way to the image of the man himself, now deified, removed from the Judaism he so fervently practiced. As a convert to Judaism coming from a Catholic background, books like this are excellent ways to understand the gap between the religion in which I grew up, and the way of life I now lead.
This is a must-read for anyone with a curiosity for the historical Jesus, and his ties to Judaism, past and present. It now seems very strange that I have not come across this author before. I may have seen his name in some footnotes here and there, but I knew nothing of him. Only after I had read an article about him in a Polish political magazine, I took interest in his work.
A Jew, a former Catholic priest, a sceptic, a historian - his personage alone was very promising. And this book lives up to that promise! It is a clear and thorough discussion of the historical Jesus, the evolution of his cult and how i It now seems very strange that I have not come across this author before.
I may have seen his name in some footnotes here and there, but I knew nothing of him. Only after I had read an article about him in a Polish political magazine, I took interest in his work. A Jew, a former Catholic priest, a sceptic, a historian - his personage alone was very promising. And this book lives up to that promise! It is a clear and thorough discussion of the historical Jesus, the evolution of his cult and how it related to his actual teaching. Presented in an unbiased way, faithful to the historian's craft, this book is a real intellectual feast.