This companion takes as its starting point the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied as purely a subject of ancient history. Written by seventeen leading international scholars, the book encourages students of the historical Jesus to discover the vital contribution of theology, and students of doctrine to engage the Christ of faith as Jesus the first-century Jew.

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Title: The Cambridge Companion to Jesus
By: Markus Bockmuehl
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
Vendor: Cambridge Bibles
Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)

Weight: 1 pound 1 ounce
ISBN: 0521796784
ISBN-13: 9780521796781
Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion
Stock No: WW796784

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This Companion's starting point is the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied purely as a subject of ancient history, or as "a man like any other man." History, literature, theology and the dynamic of a living, worldwide religious reality appropriately impinge on the study of Jesus. This book therefore incorporates the most up-to-date historical work on Jesus with the "larger issues" of critical method--the story of Christian faith and study, as well as Jesus in a global church and in the encounter with Judaism and Islam.