Jesus and the Pharisees [Hardcover]

John Bowker (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521200555 | ISBN-13: 978-0521200554 | Publication Date: July 27, 1973 | Edition: 1

A study of the Pharisees, in particular as they appear in the New Testament and in relation to Jesus. The main part of the book brings together the most important Greek and Semitic source material in translation. This facilitates reference, and it makes possible group and seminar discussion of documents which have hitherto been difficult to study in English. As in his book The Targums and Rabbinic Literature Mr Bowker makes available and accessible to students material which tends to be removed from them by language and technicality. In his introduction he explains the many problems and uncertainties which surround this apparently well-known but actually little-understood group. He shows that they were far from constituting a static, uniform sect, and that they had an important history of their own. He finally suggests an approach to understanding Jesus' relations with them, which in turn suggests an understanding of Jesus' conception of his own relation to God, and also of his 'trial'.

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Book Description

A study of the Pharisees, in particular as they appear in the New Testament and in relation to Jesus. The main part of the book brings together the most important Greek and Semitic source material in translation. This facilitates reference, and it makes possible group and seminar discussion of documents which have hitherto been difficult to study in English.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (July 27, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521200555
• ISBN-13: 978-0521200554
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,177,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)