A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume V: Probing the Authenticity of the Parables Volume 5 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300211900)

Since the late nineteenth century, New Testament scholars have operated on the belief that most, if not all, of the narrative parables in the Synoptic Gospels can be attributed to the historical Jesus. This book challenges that consensus and argues instead that only four parables--those of the Mustard Seed, the Evil Tenants, the Talents, and the Great Supper--can be attributed to the historical Jesus with fair certitude. In this eagerly anticipated fifth volume of A Marginal Jew, John Meier approaches this controversial subject with the same rigor and insight that garnered his earlier volumes praise from such publications as the New York Times and Christianity Today. This seminal volume pushes forward his masterful body of work in his ongoing quest for the historical Jesus.

Author: John P. Meier
ISBN-10: 0300211902
ISBN-13: 9780300211900
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2016
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2016