Saint Saul
Autor: | Akenson, Donald Harman |
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EAN: | 9780195152388 |
Sachgruppe: | Religion/Theologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 360 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.01.2002 |
Untertitel: | A Skeleton Key to the Historical Jesus |
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In Saint Saul, Donald Harman Akenson offers a lively and provocative account of what we can learn about Jesus by reading the letters of Paul. As the only direct evidence of Jesus we have that were composed before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE forever altered the outlook of the Christian and Jewish faiths, Akenson claims that these letters are the most reliable source of information. He dismisses the traditional method of searching for factsabout Jesus by looking for parallels among the four gospels because they were handed down to us as a unit by a later generation. Akenson painstakingly recreates the world of Christ, a time rich with ideas, prophets, factions, priests, savants, and god-drunk fanatics. As an eminent historian, Akenson approacheshis subject with a fresh eye and a scholarly rigor that is all too rare in this hotly disputed field.