Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity Within First-Century Judaism

by Matthew Thiessen

Book Overview

Named a Sejong Book of 2021, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)

2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament Runner-Up)

"Utterly fresh and innovative, important both exegetically and ethically."--Paula Fredriksen, Review of Biblical Literature

Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540964876
• ISBN13: 9781540964878
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"