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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777613303321

Autore

Ehrman Bart D

Titolo

Jesus, apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium [[electronic resource] /] / Bart D. Ehrman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-773973-3

0-19-983943-3

1-280-53022-7

0-19-802888-1

1-4294-0467-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

232.9/08

Soggetti

Millennialism - Palestine - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

contents; preface; one: the end of history as we know it; two: who was jesus? why it's so hard to know; three: how did the gospels get to be this way?; four: looking about a bit: non-christian sources for the historical jesus; five: looking about a bit more: other Christian sources for the historical jesus; six: moving on to the past: how can we reconstruct the life of jesus?; seven: finding a fit: jesus in context; eight: jesus the apocalyptic prophet; nine: the apocalyptic teachings of jesus; ten: a place for everything: jesus' other teachings in their apocalyptic context

eleven: not in word only: the associates, deeds, and controversies of jesus in apocalyptic contexttwelve: the last days of jesus; thirteen: from apocalyptic prophet to lord of all: the afterlife of jesus; fourteen: jesus as the prophet of the new millennium: then and now; notes; bibliography; index of subjects; index of passages; index of modern authors

Sommario/riassunto

This controversial book argues that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. The author shows why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet who anticipated



the destruction of evil, the end of the age, and beginning of a new world.