JESUS AFTER 2000 YEARS

LUDEMANN , GERD , Professor of History University Gottingen.

ISBN 10: 0334027764 / ISBN 13: 9780334027768

Edité par SCM PRESS, London, 2000

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VG+ P/b.1st UK ed. English Text. The extant traditions of Jesus from the First two centuries are re-translated - their Historical value is investigated - all presented in a way that those without technical training will appreciate. An epic major work by Professor of History, Gerd Ludemann; a Magnum Opus. This is no second survey of other's works. Thick format 696pp. [Laminated P/b.235x170mm. creasing to rear , all else as new. no inscsp.] minor even spine fade. NB For Oversea Orders Only - Unfortunate heavy Vol may require extra postage . Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: JESUS AFTER 2000 YEARS
• Éditeur: SCM PRESS, London
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0334027764
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780334027768
• Reliure: Paper Back
• Édition: 1st Edition Thus
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: VG+
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • Religion
  • History

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Synopsis

This major book may be regarded as Gerd Liidemann's magnum opus, summing up as it does the result of 25 years' study of Jesus of Nazareth. It is dominated by the question: what words and actions attributed to Jesus must be regarded as the result of legends which formed at an early stage, and what can in all probability be regarded as genuine? Here is no secondary survey of the work of others, nor a thematic approach. Rather, all the extant traditions of Jesus from the first two centuries are retranslated, after which their historical value is investigated - in a way that even those without a technical training can follow. After an introduction describing the approach of the book, four chapters deal with the New Testament Gospels. Then come chapters on the Gospel of Thomas and Jesus traditions outside the New Testament. The book ends with a brief life of Jesus. There is an index of all the authentic words and actions of Jesus. In this way Gerd Luedemann seeks to give guidance about the contradictory pictures of Jesus in both scholarly and popular literature. He is convinced that people living within a culture shaped by Christianity should have good historical information about the roots of Christianity in Jesus, whether they are believing Christians or not.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 Lüdemann shows in this fascinating analysis of early Christian documents that the tools of historical research can succeed in reaching at least a close approximation of some of the original words and deeds of Jesus. Unique in its comprehensiveness, Jesus After 2000 Years covers the canonical gospels, as well as the more recently discovered Gospel of Thomas and apocryphal Jesus traditions. Lüdemann concludes with a short life of Jesus in which he pieces together in narrative form what can be known about Jesus based on the historical evidence. Also included is an index of all authentic sayings and actions of Jesus. For all those with an interest in Christian origins, this volume is an invaluable resource.