Jesus, apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium /Bart D. Ehrman.
Description
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.
xi, 274 p. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Ehrman, Bart D.
Place Published
City
Oxford ;New York
Date Published
1999
Publication Subjects
Millennialism--Palestine--History.
Jesus Christ--Historicity.
Jesus Christ--Prophetic office.