The Changing Faces of Jesus
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Christianity
| Author: | Geza Vermes | ISBN: | 9780141912585 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 5, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Geza Vermes |
| ISBN: | 9780141912585 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | April 5, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
During his life Jesus did not view himself as divine, nor did his disciples. In THE CHANGING FACES OF JESUS the great scholar Vermes works back through successively earlier accounts of the life of Christ to finally reveal the true, historical figureof Jesus hidden beneath the Gospels: a Palestinian charismatic convinced he had an essential role to play in bringing about the kingdom of God.
During his life Jesus did not view himself as divine, nor did his disciples. In THE CHANGING FACES OF JESUS the great scholar Vermes works back through successively earlier accounts of the life of Christ to finally reveal the true, historical figureof Jesus hidden beneath the Gospels: a Palestinian charismatic convinced he had an essential role to play in bringing about the kingdom of God.
