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Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was

By Gerhard Lohfink

Book information

Publisher
Michael Glazier Books
Year
2012
ISBN
0814680585, 9780814680582
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
1 MB (1096880 bytes)
Pages
391\0
Time added
2013-12-13 04:59:58

Description

Who was Jesus? A prophet? There have been many of those. A miracle-worker? A radical revolutionary? A wise teacher? There have been many of these, too. In his latest book, renowned Scripture scholar Gerhard Lohfink asks, What is unique about Jesus of Nazareth, and what did he really want? Lohfink engages the perceptions of the first witnesses of his life and ministry and those who handed on their testimony. His approach is altogether historical and critical, but he agrees with Karl Barth s statement that historical criticism has to be more critical.Lohfink takes seriously the fact that Jesus was a Jew and lived entirely in and out of Israel s faith experiences but at the same time brought those experiences to their goal and fulfillment. The result is a convincing and profound picture of Jesus.

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