Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

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Bart D. Ehrman (Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina)

Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

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Bart D. Ehrman (Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina)

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Oxford University Press Inc
01 March 2001

Religion & beliefs; Religion: general; The historical Jesus; Christian theology

In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings.

Ehrman shows us what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament (and other surviving sources, including the more recently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter), Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best understood as an apocalyptic prophet--a man convinced that the world would end dramatically within the lifetime of his apostles and that a new kingdom would be created on earth. According to Ehrman, Jesus' belief in a coming apocalypse and his expectation of an utter reversal in the world's social organization not only underscores the radicalism of his teachings but also sheds light on both the appeal of his message to society's outcasts and the threat he posed to Jerusalem's established leadership.

By: Bart D. Ehrman (Associate Professor Department of Religious Studies Associate Professor Department of Religious Studies University of North Carolina)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780195124743
ISBN 10: 019512474X
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 01 March 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

preface 1: The End of History as We Know It 2: Who was Jesus? Why It's So Hard to Know 3: How Did the Gospels Get to Be This Way? 4: Looking about a Bit: Non-Christian Sources for the Historical Jesus 5: Looking about a Bit More: Other Christian Sources for the Historical Jesus 6: Moving on to the Past: How Can We Reconstruct the Life of Jesus? 7: Finding a Fit: Jesus in Context 8: Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet 9: The Apocalyptic Teachings of Jesus 10: A Place for Everything: Jesus' Other Teachings in Their Apocalyptic Context 11: Not in Word Only: The Associates, Deeds, and Controversies of Jesus in Apocalyptic Context 12: The Last Days of Jesus 13: From Apocalyptic Prophet to Lord of All: The Afterlife of Jesus 14: Jesus as the Prophet of the New Millennium: Then and Now notes bibliography index

Bart D. Ehrman is Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books, including The New Testament: A Historical Introduction and The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture.

Reviews for Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

""Very readable. Useful especially for undergraduates and interested public.""--Blake R. Grangaard, Heidelberg College ""Jesus is a superb example of how scholarship can be as full of suspense and surprises as a well-plotted mystery.""--The Los Angeles Times ""As fine and succinct a gathering of the voluminous Jesus scholarship as you're likely to find.""--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ""An elegantly written, much-needed book....Ehrman's should be the first book for any lay reader interested in the historical Jesus.""--Kirkus Reviews ""[Ehrman's] warm, inviting prose style and his easy-to-read historical and critical overviews make this the single best introduction to the study of the historical Jesus.""--Publishers Weekly (starred review)