Jesus

by Humphrey Carpenter

Book Overview

`Carpenter's Jesus is about as objective as possible, while giving every justifiable emphasis to the real and persistent forcefulness of the moral teaching of this charismatic personality.' Kathleen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192830163
• ISBN13: 9780192830166
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Jesus in his historical aspect!

This book is one of the best books written about Jesus in his historical aspect,it tells that how Jesus reacted against Jewish Halakha's domination during his lifetime and how evident, authentic and logical could all acclamation about Jesus be? how was his attitude toward Torah? There are even more outstanding glances and points of view regarding Jesus: What could the origin of his miracles be? What was the exact difference between Jesus and a first-century-rabbi according to Jesus wrods' principles? How much was Jesus influenced by The Old Testament's books or books such as Daniel? The author furthmore tries to answer some good questions about Jesus and his prophecy: How did Jesus view himself? Did he really think he was Jew's Messiah? or even a divine prophet? What was his aim? And it's really applausive when you find out that Carpenter tries to answer these questions according to four gospels, and their verity as Jesus's words. Yet it's notable to say that the author discusses everything about gospels(Mark,Mathew,Luke,John) and their differences in the first chapter, which is the gate of a new world opened to the reader who turns the first page...