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Just a revolutionary biography summary


This book was a shortened version of his more scholarly work examining what we can actually know and prove from history about Jesus of Nazareth.!

Analysis of John Dominic Crossan's Book "Jesus: a Revolutionary Biography"

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Analysis of John Dominic Crossan's Book "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography"
  3. Faith Beyond Historical Facts
  4. Religion as an Evolving Phenomenon
  5. The Message Beyond the Literal
  6. Faith and Reason
  7. Conclusion
  8. References

Introduction

In his book, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, Dominic Crossan critically and radically challenged the traditional view of Jesus of Nazareth.

In Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, John Dominic Crossan writes what he calls a “startling account of what we can know about the life of Jesus.”.

  • Jesus was a radical liberal activist, seeking moral justice for all and increased openness to faith by all.
  • This book was a shortened version of his more scholarly work examining what we can actually know and prove from history about Jesus of Nazareth.
  • Jesus - A Revolutionary Biography - A Startling Account Of What We Can Know About Hte Life Of Jesus [John Dominic Crossan] on Amazon.com.
  • A fascinating textual analysis of the historic Jesus in the context of his times, accessible to the non-scholar.

    • Crossan subjected the four Gospels to critical evaluation and employed the method of historical criticism in his attempt to determine whether the main Gospel claims are based on factual matters or not. In the final analysis, Crossan challenged and refuted many biblical accounts of Jesus Christ in the Gospel.

    For instance, he exposed the many inconsistencies in the biblical account of the Birth of Jesus Christ and demonstrated that these accounts are spurious and not based on historical facts (Crossa