Behold the Man: The Real Life of the Historical JesusUniversal-Publishers, 2002 - 701 pages BEHOLD THE MAN - THE REAL LIFE OF THE HISTORICAL JESUS dramatizes the real life of the historical Jesus, from manger to tomb and beyond, covering: Jesus? boyhood in Galilee--a lush, turbulent land famous for revolutionaries and mystics The real medical science behind Jesus? amazing ability to heal illness and suffering How popular expectations of the imminent end of history shaped Jesus? worldview Jesus? life-or-death struggle with the Roman/Hebrew theo-political establishment Pontius Pilate's fateful alliance with Sejanus, traitorous aide to Roman Emperor Tiberius ? April 7, 30 A.D., the day Jesus achieved his penultimate goal: execution on a Roman cross. The historical truth behind the Resurrection, and Jesus? unparalleled impact on the world FORGET ABOUT apocryphal legends, fanciful myths, and the pale, lifeless, porcelain Jesus of children's stories...HERE IS JESUS in his real historical setting, faced with immense challenges and terrifying dangers, yet refusing to compromise his faith no matter what the cost. |
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Page 58
... entire world and last for millennia . The Hebrews viewed life as they knew it in the current world as mere preparation for this higher state of being . 86 " This world , " the Hebrew sages explained , " is like a waiting - room for the ...
... entire world and last for millennia . The Hebrews viewed life as they knew it in the current world as mere preparation for this higher state of being . 86 " This world , " the Hebrew sages explained , " is like a waiting - room for the ...
Page 59
... entire earth into a divine and perfect supranatural kingdom . The ruler of this kingdom would be none other than Yahweh God himself . — Since it was blasphemy to speak the divine name out loud , this kingdom was never referred to as ...
... entire earth into a divine and perfect supranatural kingdom . The ruler of this kingdom would be none other than Yahweh God himself . — Since it was blasphemy to speak the divine name out loud , this kingdom was never referred to as ...
Page 87
... entire Mediterranean area . " 145 As Ernst Renan wrote , " During the months of March and April , the country forms a carpet of flowers of an incomparable variety of colors . The animals are small and extremely gentle : delicate and ...
... entire Mediterranean area . " 145 As Ernst Renan wrote , " During the months of March and April , the country forms a carpet of flowers of an incomparable variety of colors . The animals are small and extremely gentle : delicate and ...
Page 92
... entire city of Sepphoris is set on fire . Those who continue to resist are mercilessly cut down , and the rebellion is quickly ended . Two thousand Hebrew rebels are captured and , after summary military judgments , sentenced to die by ...
... entire city of Sepphoris is set on fire . Those who continue to resist are mercilessly cut down , and the rebellion is quickly ended . Two thousand Hebrew rebels are captured and , after summary military judgments , sentenced to die by ...
Page 103
... Each one towers 60 feet above the Temple , 18 which is built upon a 35 - acre stone platform wide enough to contain 25 football fields , and hold upwards of 200,000 people at one time . The entire city is surrounded. 103 CHAPTER 9 ...
... Each one towers 60 feet above the Temple , 18 which is built upon a 35 - acre stone platform wide enough to contain 25 football fields , and hold upwards of 200,000 people at one time . The entire city is surrounded. 103 CHAPTER 9 ...
Contents
25 Who Do You Say I Am? | 333 |
26 Better One Man Should Die | 347 |
The Passion | 365 |
27 Reconstructing the Passion | 367 |
Funeral March to Victory | 377 |
The Occupation | 393 |
30 House of Desolation | 411 |
31 The Last Supper | 425 |
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12 Catching the Thoughts of God | 151 |
13 Baptizer | 163 |
14 The Secret of Secrets | 173 |
THE PUBLIC MINISTRY | 185 |
15 Reconstructing the Miracles | 187 |
16 Signs of the Times | 213 |
17 The Twelve | 231 |
18 Sermon on the Mount | 243 |
19 Hear and Hear but Do Not Understand | 259 |
20 The Scripture Come True | 277 |
21 Mission of the Twelve | 291 |
22 The Last Day | 303 |
23 Will You Go Away Also? | 313 |
24 Transfiguration | 323 |
32 Whose Will Be Done? | 437 |
33 Behold the Man | 453 |
34 Crux | 463 |
35 Inside the Tomb | 489 |
36 Those Who Have Seen | 503 |
THE WORLD THAT JESUS PRODUCED | 513 |
37 The Bridge Between the Worlds | 515 |
38 Kingdom Come | 527 |
39 According to Mark | 539 |
40 Matthews Account | 555 |
41 The Doctors Order | 563 |
42 Behold the Christ | 571 |
43 The Arena | 579 |
CONCLUSION | 593 |
Charts | 610 |
bibliography | 613 |
endnotes | 623 |
index | 692 |
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Page 643 - Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.
Page 277 - Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.
Page 254 - If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Page 243 - The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living.
Page 247 - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake for theirs
Page 590 - He worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty, and then for three years he was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put his feet inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where he was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but himself.
Page 425 - How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport, That now on Pompey's basis lies along, No worthier than the dust ? Cas.