Dominic crossan jesus a revolutionary biography books

John Dominic Crossan approached his exploration of Jesus through three lenses.

First was the lens of cross-cultural anthropology – what were these cultures usually like? Second was 1st world Hebrew culture itself. And third was the early texts we have about Jesus. Well, the texts that Crossan decides are early and only the parts he's decided to include after he's eliminated 90-95% of their material.

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.

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.

This provocative book offers a unique perspective on one of the most important figures in history.; 8vo; pages.

His books include The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, and Who Killed Jesus?

Crossan's historical and linguistic research digs deep into the historical Jesus and gives incredible context to the environment of the time from a religious.

In elegant prose marked by startling revelations, Crossan presents Jesus as a social revolutionary who preached and practiced a message of radical.

He uses his selection of evidence from these three spheres to make a case about who he thinks Jesus was.

Crossan is a good writer. Some of his information, especially the anthropological information, gave me new insights on Jesus.

But his argument was less than convincing. I'm wondering if I should read the academic version of his material; perhaps this version leaves out the data that would make his case stronger. He may expect a popular audience to be less demanding.

But it's hard for me to accept that – wouldn't you put your best examp