This is the fourth of a projected five volumes written by one of the premier Catholic biblical scholars in the United States. Previous volumes tackled other fundamental issues of the quest for the historical Jesus: Jesus’ relationship with John the Baptist (vol. 1); his fundamental message, and his miracles (vol. 2); and Jesus’ disciples and opponents (vol. 3). Still to com (...)
November 30, 1999
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A Rabbi
A Marginal JewRethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol. 4: Law and Love John P. MeierYale University Press, $55, 752 pp.
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A superb review of a really significant book.
Bruce Byrolly
Cambridge MD