The Changing Faces of Jesus by G Eza Vermaes

The Changing Faces of Jesus by G Eza Vermaes

Who was the real Jesus? How was this Palestinian charismatic transformed by later generations into the heavenly savior who is the focus of the Christian Church? Did Jesus's own teachings lead to his divine characterization? Or did the church-centered needs of gentile Christianity hide his true face, obscuring the religion he preached and practiced? With unique authority, sensitivity, and insight, renowned scholar Geza Vermes explores these difficult questions by examining the New Testament writings, placing them in the context of the Jewish civilization of the first century. Starting with the elevated, divine figure of Christ presented in the most recent Gospel, the Gospel of John, Vermes travels back through earlier accounts of Jesus's life to reveal the true historical figure.

Géza Vermes was a world-renowned specialist on the historical Jesus, Christian origins, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He popularized the concept of Jesus as a 1st-century Jewish holy man with the publication of Jesus the Jew (1973). His book The Dead Sea Scrolls in English (1962) was the first to introduce the Scrolls to an English audience, selling over half a million copies.

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ISBN 13	9780670894512
ISBN 10	0670894516
Title	The Changing Faces of Jesus
Author	G Eza Vermaes
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Australia
Year published	2001-03-29
Number of pages	352
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