The real Jesus : then and now
"In The Real Jesus, Geza Vermes, best known for his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jesus of history, offers lucid and engaging presentations of his lifelong research, along with comments on a variety of contemporary religious themes, such as The Da Vinci Code, Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ, Benedict XVI's book Jesus of Nazareth, and the Gospel of Judas. Informed by the work of a world-class scholar, the short articles in this book open to the reader the findings of some of the major discoveries of the twentieth century, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, especially as they shed light on contemporary religious and biblical questions"--Publisher description
1 online resource (xi, 185 pages)
9781451408829, 145140882X
826660179
Originally published as: Searching for the real Jesus : Jesus, the Dead Sea scrolls and other religious themes. London : SCM Press, 2009