Géza Vermes was a Jewish Hungarian scholar and writer whose work primarily explored religious history, with a particular focus on the intertwined histories of Judaism and Christianity.
Tells the story of early Christianity and the origins of a religion. This title illuminates the origins of faith and traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was. It pulls apart myths and misunderstandings to focus on the true figure of Jesus, and the birth of one of the world's major religions.
During his life Jesus did not view himself as divine, nor did his disciples.
This title intends to reveal the true, historical figure of Jesus hidden
beneath the Gospels. schovat popis
The story of Christ�s crucifixion and subsequent resurrection is the rock of faith on which Christianity is founded. But on what evidence is the most miraculous phenomenon in religious history based? World-famous Biblical scholar Geza Vermes has studied all the evidence that still remains, over two thousand years after Jesus Christ was reported to have risen from the dead. Examining the Jewish Bible, the New Testament and other accounts left to us, as well as contemporary attitudes to the afterlife, he takes us through each episode with a historian�s focus: the crucifixion, the treatment of the body, the statements of the women who found the empty tomb, and the visions of Christ by his disciples. Unravelling the true meaning conveyed in the Gospels, the Acts and St Paul, Vermes shines new light on the developing faith in the risen Christ among the first followers of Jesus.
Who was the real Jesus? What was the original message of the charismatic
Jewish healer and moralist who changed the world? In this title, the author
examines every saying attributed to Jesus and return to the true teachings of
the man behind the messiah.
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, between 1947 and 1956, was
one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. In this book, the author
relates the controversial story of their discovery around the world, revealing
cover-ups, blunders and academic in-fighting, but also the passion and
dedication of many of those involved.
Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Religious Themes
199 pages
7 hours of reading
Geza Vermes is the greatest living Jesus scholar. In "The Real Jesus", Vermes, best known for his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, comments on a variety of contemporary religious themes such as "The Da Vinci Code", Mel Gibson's infamous film "The Passion of the Christ", Benedict XVI's book "Jesus of Nazareth" and the "Gospel of Judas".Informed by the work of a world-class scholar, the short articles in this book open to the general reader the findings of some of the major discoveries of the twentieth century such as the Dead Sea Scrolls.This collection of shorter popular pieces, many of which appeared in "The Times" and other newspapers, makes Vermes' research on Christian origins, the Dead Sea Scrolls and most importantly Jesus the Jew accessible to a wider readership.