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Jesus : the unauthorized biography /
By: Whittock, Martyn.
Contributor(s): Whittock, Esther.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Lion Books, 2021Edition: New edition.Description: Paperback 20 cm.ISBN: 9780745980942 (pbk.) :; 0745980945 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Jesus Christ -- Biography | Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Biography | BiographyDDC classification: 232 Summary: Who was Jesus Christ, and how did he make such an astonishing impact that still resonates today? Exploring evidence from the New Testament gospels, early church writings, the apocryphal gospels, Roman literature, and archaeology, readers are given a vivid portrait of Jesus' first-century Jewish cultural context. Examining the accounts of his birth, his radical message and lifestyle, the dramatic events around his death, and the revolutionary claims made regarding his resurrection, this book offers a compelling biography of a man that his followers called the Messiah.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Who was Jesus Christ, and how did he make such an astonishing impact that still resonates today? Exploring evidence from the New Testament gospels, early church writings, the apocryphal gospels, Roman literature, and archaeology, readers are given a vivid portrait of Jesus' first-century Jewish cultural context. Examining the accounts of his birth, his radical message and lifestyle, the dramatic events around his death, and the revolutionary claims made regarding his resurrection, this book offers a compelling biography of a man that his followers called the Messiah.