Jesus: A Very Short Introduction

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Richard Bauckham (Emeritus Professor of New Testament Studies, University of St Andrews, and Senior Scholar, Ridley Hall, Cambridge)

Jesus

A Very Short Introduction

Richard Bauckham (Emeritus Professor of New Testament Studies, University of St Andrews, and Senior Scholar, Ridley Hall, Cambridge)

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Oxford University Press
28 July 2011

Religion & beliefs; Christianity; The historical Jesus

Series: Very Short Introductions

Two billion people today identify as Christians, with the implication that Jesus is the focus of their relationship with God, and their way of living in the world. Such followers of Jesus are now more numerous and make up a greater proportion of the world's population than ever before. Despite its decline in the West, Christianity is rapidly increasing in areas such as Africa and China.

Richard Bauckham explores the historical figure of Jesus, evaluating the sources and concluding that they provide us with good historical evidence for his life and teaching. In order to place Jesus in his proper historical context, as a Jew from Galilee in the early first century of our era, Bauckham looks at Jewish religion and society in the land of Israel under Roman rule. He explores Jesus' symbolic practices as well as his teachings, looks at his public career and emphasises how his actions, such as healing and his association with notorious sinners, were just as important as his words.

Bauckham shows that Jesus was devoted to the God of Israel, with a special focus on God's fatherly love and compassion, and like every Jewish teacher he expounded the Torah, but did so in his own distinctive way. With a discussion about the way Jesus understood himself and what finally led to his death as a criminal on a Roman cross, he concludes by considering the significance Jesus has come to have for Christian faith worldwide.

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By: Richard Bauckham (Emeritus Professor of New Testament Studies University of St Andrews and Senior Scholar Ridley Hall Cambridge)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 129g
ISBN: 9780199575275
ISBN 10: 0199575274
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 28 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1: A universal icon 2: The sources 3: Jesus in his first-century context 4: Enacting the kingdom of God 5: Teaching the kingdom of God 6: A question of identity 7: Death and a new beginning 8: Jesus in Christian faith

Reviews for Jesus: A Very Short Introduction

Where the book soars is in Bauckman's introduction to Jesus as a historical figure ... there is a very good possibility that this becomes a standard text in university courses on Jesus and Christianity Anthony Le Donne, Theology Magazine This book is a very good introduction to Jesus as portrayed in the New Testament, with an impressive amount of scholarship in small space, that sheds light on some of the texts and stories which are often read with little appreciation of their contextual richness. Alan Sage, Literature and Theology