- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing; Revised, Updated ed. edition (15 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0281054886
- ISBN-13: 978-0281054886
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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"This is a fascinating and exhilarating study, which breathes new life into the quest for the historical Jesus." Karen Armstrong, author of A History of God
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Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan joins archaeologist Jonathan Reed to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A consistent theme runs through EXCAVATING JESUS that the Romanized economy in Galilee exploited the Jewish peasants - many of whom were forced off the land. Jesus himself is portrayed as a marginalized peasant who found the social unrest in Galilee a fertile environment in which to start a popular movement of protest.
The evidence which Crossan and Reed present is compelling and I applaud their method of using archaeological and eschatological tools simultaneously. The book contains much dense material but it definitely provides the reader with a worthwhile learning experience. It is also not the end but rather the beginning of an exciting story that will be told in the coming years.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
EXCAVATING JESUS is a very ambitious book. In order to fully appreciate the depth and seriousness of the effort it is essential to gain a good understanding of the author's methods of research as described in the book's introduction.
The most important thing I am learning from Crossan and Reed is that there is much more left to be uncovered about the historical Jesus. What I see in Crossan and Reed's studies are the possibilities for further explorations.
Crossan and Reed emphasize the itinerancy and commensality of the earliest Christians. Their theories are based on the existence of the Q Gospel and the independence of the Gospel of Thomas. In the future both of these assumptions may be altered due to additional discoveries. Meanwhile their greatest contribution may be simply in showing us the possibilities that lie in relentlessly digging for the truth.
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This book is a real model for cross-disciplinary work. Crossan and Reed bring state-of-the-art archaeology and textual research together into a unified picture. They don't just link stories with physical remains; they flesh out the whole environment of first-century Palestine--as well as we can currently do. They pore over the levels of both strata and of written accounts--for Nazareth, Capernaum, Caesarea Martima, Sepphorus, Masada, Qumram, Jerusalem, and other towns utterly destroyed in the revolts against Rome, such as Gamla. The realities on the ground are grim, in terms of life-expectancy, poverty, force-backed injustice, and the terrible consequences of resistance. The "layering" of physical remains and of texts is complicated, and sometimes confusing to a non-expert like me. But the authors want to challenge readers, and maybe that's a good thing. Slowly a clearer picture emerges of the pressures and realities Jesus' people faced. The picture is not pretty, but it give us fresh appreciation for the hardships, the horrors, and the meaning of these people's lives.
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