The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels
- ISBN-10
- 1451420439
- ISBN-13
- 9781451420432
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Authors
- Bruce J. Malina, Gerd Theissen, Wolfgang Stegemann
Description
Contributions by internationally known scholars from the United States, Germany, Scotland, Spain, and Canada move beyond many of the impasses in historical Jesus research. Includes essays using social sciences, social history, and traditional historical methods.
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