Name: The Five Gospels
ISBN: 9780060630409

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy Religion & Spirituality/Christian Books & Bibles/Bible Study & Reference/New Testament/Commentaries/Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
Good for readers interested in religion
Good for fans of Religion

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Themes: History, Bible, Reference.
Reading lane: Christian Books & Bibles and Biblical Studies.
Publisher: HarperCollins.

About This Book

Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah? Did he promise to return and usher in a new age? How did Jesus envision the Kingdom of God? The Five Gospels answers these questions in a bold, dynamic work that will startle traditional readers of the Bible and rekindle interest in it among secular skeptics. In 1985 the Jesus Seminar, comprising a distinguished group of biblical scholars, was founded by Robert W. Funk. They embarked on a new translation and assessment of the gospels, inclu...

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Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah? Did he promise to return and usher in a new age? How did Jesus envision the Kingdom of God? The Five Gospels answers these questions in a bold, dynamic work that will startle traditional readers of the Bible and rekindle interest in it among secular skeptics. In 1985 the Jesus Seminar, comprising a distinguished group of biblical scholars, was founded by Robert W. Funk. They embarked on a new translation and assessment of the gospels, including the recently discovered Gospel of Thomas. In pursuit of the historical Jesus, they used their collective expertise to determine the authenticity of more than fifteen hundred sayings attributed to him. Their remarkable findings appear in this book.