Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts - Softcover

Crossan, John Dominic; Reed, Jonathan L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060616342 ISBN 13: 9780060616342

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 2003

Synopsis

The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world. There have been phenomenal advances in the historical understanding of Jesus and his world and times, but also huge, lesser known advances in first-century Palestine archaeology that explain a great deal about Jesus, his followers, and his teachings. This is the first book that combines the two and it does it in a fresh, accessible way that will interest both biblical scholars and students and also the thousands of lay readers of Biblical Archaeology Review (150,000+ circulation), National Geographic, and other archaeology and ancient history books and magazines. Each chapter of the book focuses on a major modern archaeological or textual discovery and shows how that discovery opens a window onto a major feature of Jesus's life and teachings.

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Review:

"An original, nuanced synthesis of archaeological finds and textual exegesis, one that is rich in insights and in provocative interpretations."--Michael Coogan, Professor of Religious Studies, Stonehill College, editor, The New Oxford History of the Biblical World

"Comprehensive, expertly integrated, and powerfully illuminating...in keeping with the best of current archaeological theory and method."--William G. Deever, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Arizona

"This is a fascinating and exhilarating study, which breathes new life into the quest for the historical Jesus."--Karen Armstrong, author of A History of God

"First-century Palestine comes alive here...another winner for Crossan."--Booklist

"Lucid arguments, elegant prose, beautiful illustrations and skillful weaving of academic disciplines...will edify everyone who reads it."--Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

"A fascinating, beautifully illustrated and elegantly written account of the life and times of Jesus."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. He lives in Minneola, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060616342
• ISBN 13: 9780060616342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368