Jesus After 2000 Years: What He Really Said and Did

by Gerd Lüdemann

Book Overview

It is widely recognized by New Testament scholars that many of the sayings and actions attributed to Jesus in the gospels cannot be factually traced to him. The gospels, written many decades after the death of Jesus, are composites of hearsay, legends, and theological interpolations, reflecting the hopes and beliefs of the early Christian community more than the actual teachings of the Galilean prophet.Despite these difficulties, Gerd L demann shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573928909
• ISBN13: 9781573928908
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 698 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.6" x 9.4"