This exploration of the life of Christ as a grass-roots reformer draws on new evidence from historical and archeological records, in addition to close readings of the canonical and Gnostic Gospels.
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This exploration of the life of Christ as a grass-roots reformer draws on new evidence from historical and archeological records, in addition to close readings of the canonical and Gnostic Gospels.
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Good. No jacket. Information clipped from jacket stapled to endpaper. Crease through endpaper. Text and images like new, appears unread. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations, color.
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Good. The book is nice and 100% readable, but the book has visible wear which may include stains, scuffs, scratches, folded edges, sticker glue, highlighting, notes, and worn corners.
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New in New dust jacket. 1402757131. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "A revolutionary look at the early life of Christ. Drawing on new evidence from the historical and archeological record, as well as insightful close readings of both the canonical and the Gnostic Gospels, Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts paints a fascinating portrait of Jesus as a grass-roots reformer with a social agenda who's as much dissident as messiah. Dr. Isbouts reveals an adolescent Jesus scarred by peasant rebellion, economic repression, and the wholesale displacement of the Galilean peasantry. Using modern economic, forensic, and psychological models as well as information from Roman and Jewish documents, Isbouts shows how these horrifying conditions galvanized Christ's mission as a social activist and religious rebel. Isbouts's approach is sophisticated and secular, though respectful of faith, and results in a narrative of compelling interest for a wide range of readers—from scholars to skeptics to believers. A 16-page color insert with photos of historic sites, archaeological digs, and artwork enhances the text."; 6 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 336 pages.
