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1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and indexes. |
Contents |
The end of history as we know it -- Who was Jesus? Why it's so hard to know -- How did the gospels get to be this way? -- Looking about a bit: non-Christian sources for the historical Jesus -- Looking about a bit more: other Christian sources for the historical Jesus -- Moving on to the past: how can we reconstruct the life of Jesus? -- Finding a fit: Jesus in context -- Jesus the apocalyptic prophet -- The apocalyptic teaching of Jesus -- A place for everything: Jesus' other teaching in their apocalyptic context -- Not in word only: the associates, deeds, and controversies of Jesus in apocalyptic context -- The last days of Jesus -- From apocalyptic prophet to lord of all: the afterlife of Jesus -- Jesus as the prophet of the new millennium: then and now. |
Summary |
This text argues controversially that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament Gospels and other surviving sources, including the more recently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter, the author attempts to show why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet who anticipated the destruction of evil, the end of the age, and beginning of a new world - not 2000 years after his lifetime, but in less than 30. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Historicity.
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Jesus Christ. |
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Historicity of Jesus Christ. |
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Jesus Christ -- Prophetic office.
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Prophetic office of Jesus Christ. |
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Jesus Christ -- Historicity. |
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Jesus Christ -- Prophetic office. |
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Millennialism -- Palestine -- History.
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Millennialism. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ehrman, Bart D. Jesus, apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (DLC) 98031586 |
ISBN |
9780198028888 (electronic book) |
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0198028881 (electronic book) |
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1280530227 |
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9781280530227 |
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0195124731 (Cloth) |
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9780195124736 |
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