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The Historical Jesus : The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
The Historical Jesus The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
Author: John Dominic Crossan
"He comes as yet unknown into a hamlet of Lower Galilee. He is watched by the cold, hard eyes of peasants living long enough at a subsistence level to know exactly where the line is drawn between poverty and destitution. He looks like a beggar yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle. He s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060616298
ISBN-10: 0060616296
Publication Date: 2/26/1993
Pages: 544
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"Crossan sees Jesus as a radical social reformer, an egalitarian peasant leader who challenged the religious and political powers of his day by preaching that everyone has immediate access to the divine through their everyday life."
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