Brother Jesus: The Nazarene Through Jewish Eyes

by Schalom Ben-Chorin

No matter what we would make of Jesus, says Schalom Ben-Chorin, he was first a Jewish man in a Jewish land. Brother Jesus leads us through the twists and turns of history to reveal the figure who extends a "brotherly hand" to the author as a fellow Jew.

Ben-Chorin's reach is astounding as he moves easily between literature, law, etymology, psychology, and theology to recover "Jesus' picture from the Christian overpainting." A commanding scholar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820355909
• ISBN13: 9780820355900
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"