By bringing together all of the available evidence on the life of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, this book offers a compelling biography of His time on Earth.
Looking at sources such as the gospels, inscriptions, early Church writings, the apocryphal gospels and more, readers will be able to vividly visualise Jesus life and his First-Century Jewish cultural context.
If you've ever wondered about the impact of Jesus' social class on his ministry; the influence on His disciples of contemporary resistance movements; or the prominent role of women in the disciple community, then allow this book to challenge and deepen your understanding of the Jesus described in the Bible.
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Using a diverse variety of sources, this book offers a compelling biography of Jesus Christ.
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Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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1. A conversation of many "voices". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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2. Back-story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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3. "O little town of Bethlehem". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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4. Growing up in "Galilee of the Gentiles". . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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5. "A voice crying in the wilderness" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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6. "The kingdom of heaven is at hand". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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7. A band of brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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8. A band of... sisters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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9. The "good news": what exactly was it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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10. "Broods of vipers" or "stalwarts of national life"?. . . . 141
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11. Escalating crisis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
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12. Enter the Romans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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13. "Tell no one..." A secret messiah? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
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14. "O Jerusalem..." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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15. From Palm Sunday to the Last Supper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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16. Messiah on trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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17. The death of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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18. "On the third day". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
About the authors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Martyn Whittock graduated in Politics from Bristol University and is the author or co-author of fifty-two books, including school history textbooks and adult history books. He taught history for thirty-five years and latterly, was curriculum leader for Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education at a Wiltshire secondary school. He isa Licensed Lay Minister in the Church of England. He has acted as an historical consultant to the National Trust and English Heritage. He retired from teaching in July 2016 to devote more time to writing. His Lion books include: The Vikings: from Odin to Christ, Christ: TheFirst 2000 Years, Daughters of Eve, Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography, and The Story of the Cross.
