Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography - Softcover

Crossan, John Dominic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006180035X ISBN 13: 9780061800351

Publisher: HarperOne, 2009

Synopsis

The controversial, bestselling account of what we can know about the life of Jesus.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

John Dominic Crossan, widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus, cuts through the minutiae and arcane research of much biblical scholarship to present the best possible historical depiction of Jesus--the man and his message. In elegant prose marked by startling revelations, Crossan presents Jesus as a social revolutionary who preached and practiced a message of radical egalitarianism. The Jesus portrayed by Crossan is a savvy and courageous Jewish Mediterranean peasant who challenged the sacrosanct social rules regarding class, gender, and status. What emerges from this stunning biography is a vision of Jesus as a Jewish Socratic philosopher and political agitator who gave voice to those who had never been heard and love to the most cast-out members of society. He proclaimed--in thought and action--that all may participate in the rule of God.

From the Back Cover:

John Dominic Crossan's bestselling and critically acclaimed biography of the historical Jesus.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 006180035X
• ISBN 13: 9780061800351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256