The Missing Jesus: Rabbinic Judaism and the New Testament [Paperback]

Bruce Chilton (Author), Chilton Automotive Books (Author), Craig A. Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002 | ISBN-10: 0391041827 | ISBN-13: 978-0391041820

How can Jesus be said to be "missing"? The Church has consistently referred itself to conceptions of Jesus during its history, and the world of scholarship has seen a renaissance in the study of Jesus over the past 20 years. In fact, Jesus' place in popular culture has been surprisingly prominent as a result of recent historical study. What is "missing" is not by any means reference to Jesus: what is missing is rather an entire dimension of his identity. In order for us to understand Jesus and his profound influence on global culture, we need to see him within the context of the Judaism that was his own natural environment. No one can be assessed apart from one's environment, but a variety of factors have isolated the study of Jesus from the study of Judaism. The "missing" Jesus is Jesus within Judaism.

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About the Author

Bruce Chilton is Professor of Hebrew Bible and New Testament at Bard College.

Craig A. Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies at Acadia Divinity College.

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology and senior fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0391041827
• ISBN-13: 978-0391041820
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,228,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars placing Yeshua in the proper context, June 1, 2004

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zack shelton (NASHVILLE, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Missing Jesus: Rabbinic Judaism and the New Testament (Paperback)

THIS IS A WELL NEEDED WORK, THE BOOK CONSIST OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT WRITERS, THE MOST NOTABLE BEING JACOB NEUSNER AND BRUCE CHILTON. WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT BOOKS BEING WRITTEN ABOUT THE "HISTORICAL JESUS", AND MOST OF THEM ARE INACCURATE, THIS BOOK OVERALL PLACES YESHUA IN THE PROPER CONTEXT. IT SHOWS THAT HE WAS CERTIANLY PRO TORAH AND FOLLOWED THE WRITTEN LAW TO THE TEE. WHILE MOST OF HIS ARGUMENTS WITH THE PHARISEES WERE IN A RABBINIC CONTEXT, AND THE REASON OF THE RUBUKES GIVING BY YESHUA TO THE PHARISEES WAS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THIER IGNORANCE OF THIER ON ORAL LAW, WHILE YESHUA HAD MASTERED IT. THERE IS ALSO A GREAT SECTION WRITTEN ON JAMES BY BRUCE CHILTON.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More fiction by a kriptorabbi, December 11, 2006

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Kripto Brain (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Missing Jesus: Rabbinic Judaism and the New Testament (Hardcover)

This book is written by the same author of the fiction book "Rabbi Jesus". One of his co-authors is Rabbi Jacob Neusner, therefore you can expect Judaism's Propaganda instead of facts. Bruce Chilton is the same author that called Jesus a "Mamzer" in the book "Rabbi Jesus". I happen to know that Jesus is not missing!