In Search of Paul : How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's ...
 Paul vs Rome: I was a little pleased to see that John Dominic Crossan (the main author, I'd say) turns out to be something of a fan of Paul. I had been prejudiced, I suppose, to expect something of a desacralising of the apostle and perhaps some [... more]
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The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story
Excellent introduction to narrative theology: The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story is one of the best introductions to narrative theology in print. Yes, this is the same Crossan associated with the search for the historical Jesus - but avoiding [... more]
$12.95
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The Birth of Christianity : Discovering What Happened in ...
Amazon.com Review: John Dominic Crossan is the leading contemporary scholar on the historical Jesus, which means that his vocation is to look behind, around, and through Christ's resurrection, toward the goal of establishing what can be known about the [... more]
$21.95
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Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
Hit and Miss: J.D. Crossan's conclusions are really hit or miss in this book. I found his work on the infancy narratives and Jesus' egalitarian philosophy to be generally on the mark but I have some major disagreements elsewhere. First, he admits that he [... more]
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The Gospel of Thomas: Discovering the Lost Words of Jesus
Takes This For What It Is ý Fiction: The error of The Gospel of Thomas starts as early as the back cover. "Here were 100 lost sayings of Jesus that would rewrite early Christian history and introduce a new image of Jesus - unadulterated by 200 [... more]
$11.95
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The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish ...
Disappointed: The first 100 or so pages enthralled me as Crossan analyzes the writings of Josephus and others in regard to Palestine for the 100 years prior to the destruction of the Temple in 70CE. Then in Chapter 7 Crossan sets the scene for the effect [... more]
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In Search of Paul: How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's ...
Paul vs Rome: I was a little pleased to see that John Dominic Crossan (the main author, I'd say) turns out to be something of a fan of Paul. I had been prejudiced, I suppose, to expect something of a desacralising of the apostle and perhaps some [... more]
$29.95
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The Apocalyptic Jesus: A Debate
The Apocalyptic Jesus: This book is very well writen. It is done in a well thought out manner and the layout and discussion parts are excellent. It would be good to have a decent handle on recent theology, however. It will breach some answers and [... more]
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The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus's Final ...
Not be confused with the facts...: My main objection: The authors first adopt an idea and then reconstruct their story to fit that idea. I am aware that we are dealing with a popular, NOT an academic book, but still I consider that unfair, since most of [... more]
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The Essential Jesus: What Jesus Really Taught
Amazon.com Review: John Dominic Crossan's collection provides readers with a fresh look at the central lessons of Christianity's great teacher in his depictions of the "historical Jesus ... in both his vision and program." His excellent [... more]
$12.00
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The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened In ...
Amazon.com Review: John Dominic Crossan is the leading contemporary scholar on the historical Jesus, which means that his vocation is to look behind, around, and through Christ's resurrection, toward the goal of establishing what can be known about the [... more]
$30.00
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In Search of Paul: How Jesus' Apostle Opposed Rome's ...
Paul vs Rome: I was a little pleased to see that John Dominic Crossan (the main author, I'd say) turns out to be something of a fan of Paul. I had been prejudiced, I suppose, to expect something of a desacralising of the apostle and perhaps some [... more]
$19.95
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