The first time you hear it it might be startling: Jesus was not a Christian! He was a Jew from Nazareth, whose name in Hebrew is Yeshua. Many modern scholars believe it is essential to know about Jesus' Jewishness if one is to properly understand his teachings. This guide will connect you to many resources to help you learn about this itinerant, charismatic, Galilean rabbi, who, to Christians, is also Lord and God.
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Jesus in History, Legend, Scripture, and Tradition: A World Encyclopedia by 
The Jewish Annotated New Testament: NRSV (2nd Edition) by 
The Routledge Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus by Please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
Jesus Reclaimed: Jewish Perspectives on the Nazarere by 
Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels by 
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by 
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus by 
The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus by 
Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject owned by, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library. Please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
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by Daniel Harrington, SJ, Boston College, 2008
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
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