Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography Sunday, August 2 2009.

• Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In Rabbi Jesus , the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity. Drawing on recent archaeological findings and new translations and interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton discusses in enlightening detail the philosophical and psychological foundations of Jesus’ ideas and beliefs. His in-depth investigation also provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. Chilton shows, for example, that the High Priest Caiaphas, as well as Pontius Pilate, played a central role in Jesus’ execution. It is, however, Chilton’s description of Jesus’ role as a rabbi, or "master," of Jewish oral traditions, as a teacher of the Cabala, and as a practitioner of a Galilean form of Judaism that emphasized direct communication with God that casts an entirely new light on the origins of Christianity. Seamlessly merging history and biography, this penetrating, highly readable book uncovers truths lost to the passage of time and reveals a new Jesus for the new millennium.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography Friday, July 24 2009.

• Added a contributor: Bruce Chilton: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Jesus' life in Judaism opened with his berith, the ritual of circumcision mandated by the Torah for every male child of Israel.