Authors: Geza Vermes
ISBN-13: 9780800614430, ISBN-10: 0800614437
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Date Published: April 1981
Edition: 1st Fortress Press ed
This now-classic book is a significant corrective to several recent developments in the study of the historical Jesus. In contrast to depictions of Jesus as a wandering Cynic teacher, Geza Vermes offers a portrait based on evidence of charismatic activity in first-century Galilee. Vermes shows how the major New Testament title of Jesus--prophet, Lord, Messiah, son of man, Son of God--can be understood in this historical context. The result is a description of Jesus that retains its power and its credibility.