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"A very active member of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem that has done so much to introduce historical criticism into the believer's reading of the Scriptures, Étienne Nodet proposes here a beautiful history book. Certainly, in putting forward to the general public an accessible synthesis of scholarly and dense works carried out successfully in these recent years, he spares the reader the ponderousness of a critical apparatus and consigns to Appendix I the citation of his principal ancient sources. He invites the reader to a fascinating effort of the intelligence and of the heart that constitutes the profession of a historian: documentation, appraisal of documents, examining witnesses, comparisons, inductions and deductions; even textual criticism is sometimes called upon: for example, he is one of those who postulates the existence of a ""Western Text"" of the New Testament, and draws interesting hypotheses from its comparison with the standard text of the critical editions. In a second appendix, not found in the original French work, he presents a new translation of Josephus' War of the Jews for hints of authentic non-Christian evidence about Jesus and John the Baptist. Beginning with the Gospel accounts of the infancy of Jesus, the author opens up for us the main features of the life of Jesus in a reading that oscillates between the questioning of the historical reference and the penetrating understanding of their verbal expression. Finally, there is the very suggestive sketch of the figure of James, ""the brother of the Lord"" and the head of the early Jerusalem church."

Full Product Details

Author:   Father Etienne Nodet (Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem, Israel) ,  J. Edward Crowley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Edition:   NIPPOD
Volume:   No. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.382kg
ISBN:  

9780567515889

ISBN 10:   0567515885
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Translator's Note Introduction Abbreviations 1. The Eucharist I - Structure of the Eucharist II - Song and Sin III - Scripture and Word of God Conclusion 2. The World of Jesus I - The Sacred Library A. The Hebrew Bible B. The Greek Bible II - Galilee A. A Pharisaic Province B. Jewish Movements Conclusion 3. The Gospels I - Two Paradoxes A. Why Four Distinct Accounts? B. About Disciples Become Apostles. Information from the Gospels II - Synoptic Gospels A. Difficulties B. The So-called Theory of Two Sources: A Brief Review C. The Theory of Two Sources: A Discussion D. The Stakes - Datings 4. Life of Jesus I - The Fulfillment of the Scriptures II - The Accounts of the Infancy of Jesus A. Discordances and Significant Details B. Luke's Account C. Matthew's Account III - Baptism of Jesus A. The Baptism of Jesus in the Gospel B. John the Baptist C. Jesus' Break with his Relatives IV - The Passion A. The Group of Accounts B. The Trials C. The Last Supper V - Public Life of Jesus A. Disciples B. Identity, Teaching and Miracles of Jesus C. Jewish Controversies Conclusion Appendix I: Ancient Texts 1. Essenes 2. Suffering Servant Glorified, A New World 3. Was Herod the Great the Messiah? 4. John the Baptist 5. Jesus 6. Curtain of the Temple and an Empty Tomb 7. Inscription about Jesus 8. Disciples of the Miracle-Worker 9. James the Less 10. Initiatory Wake 11. Chronological Chart Appendix II: The Slavonic Version of Josephus' War of the Jews Bibliography

Reviews

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009 There are many fresh and illuminating arguments to be found in this book. International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08 this book is something very special... I would not recommend this book as basic information for somebody who wants to get the first idea of what Historical Jesus research is about. ..good example of the courageous and unconventional thinking that seeems top be characteristic of the Ecole Biblique Academici, May 2009 -- Markus Vinzent

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009 There are many fresh and illuminating arguments to be found in this book. International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08 this book is something very special... I would not recommend this book as basic information for somebody who wants to get the first idea of what Historical Jesus research is about... good example of the courageous and unconventional thinking that seems to be characteristic of the Ecole Biblique Academia, May 2009 Markus Vinzent

"Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009 ""There are many fresh and illuminating arguments to be found in this book.""   International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08 ""this book is something very special... I would not recommend this book as basic information for somebody who wants to get the first idea of what Historical Jesus research is about. ..good example of the courageous and unconventional thinking that seeems top be characteristic of the Ecole Biblique"" Academici, May 2009 -- Markus Vinzent"

Author Information

Etienne Nodet, O.P., is Professor of Ancient Jewish Literature at the Ecole Biblique et Archéologique in Jerusalem. J. Edward Crowley is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor where he taught biblical studies for 27 years. Since his retirement in 1984 he has translated into English numerous important scholarly French works on the Bible, early Judaism and the New Testament.

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