Jesus the Central Jew: His Times and His People

by André Lacocque

Book Overview

In this book, LaCocque presents the case that Jesus was totally and unquestionably a Jew. He lived as a Jew, thought as a Jew, debated as a Jew, acted as a Jew and died as a Jew. He was not a Jew marginally, but centrally. He had no intention of creating a new religion; rather, he was a reformer of the Judaism of his day. True, his critique went far beyond an intellectual subversion. In fact, Jesus progressively thought of himself as the "Son of Man"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628371129
• ISBN13: 9781628371123
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"