Jesus

A Very Brief History

Professor Helen K. Bond

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SPCK Publishing
20 April 2017

Biography: religious & spiritual; The historical Jesus

Series: Very Brief Histories

'You have heard that it was said, ""You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy."" But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...'

With over two billion followers today, Jesus of Nazareth is the most influential person to have walked the earth. But why has he had such an enormous impact?

Written by a world authority, this brief history begins by assessing Jesus the man - his Jewish heritage, his message, his friends and enemies, and his eventual execution.

Helen Bond then considers Jesus' legacy, starting with the accounts of his life in the New Testament. She also looks at other early portrayals of Jesus, at the spread of Jesus-devotion during the Middle Ages, and at what Jesus means to people today - both in the Church and in secular culture.

By: Professor Helen K. Bond
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9780281075997
ISBN 10: 0281075999
Series: Very Brief Histories
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 20 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 JESUS OF NAZARETH 1 Did Jesus exist? 3 2 Political context and early life 9 3 Message and miracle 16 4 Friends, enemies - and a wife? 22 5 Jerusalem, betrayal and execution 30 Part 2 JESUS' LEGACY 6 From Jewish prophet to Gentile God 45 7 Art, relics, passion plays - and even time itself 61 8 Jesus today 70 Glossary 79 Notes 81 Further reading 82 Index 85

Helen Bond is Professor of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian Origins. She has written extensively on the Gospels, the historical Jesus, and the emergence of Christianity and has contributed to several documentaries for BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic channels.