Jesus the Priest

by Nicholas Perrin

Book Overview

Following his critically acclaimed book Jesus the Temple, Nicholas Perrin offers a fresh paradigm for understanding the historical Jesus. Perrin challenges the "standard reading" of classic texts (including the parable of the sower, the Beatitudes, and the Lord's Prayer) to argue that the historical Jesus primarily identified himself not as sage or prophet but as Israel's eschatological high priest. Perrin's insightful theological contribution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801048591
• ISBN13: 9780801048593
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"