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020 _a9780060630409
024 _a36397612
050 _aBT306
082 _a226.0663
100 1 _aRobert W. Funk
245 1 _aThe Five Gospels
260 _bHarperOne
_c1996
300 _a576 pages
520 _aDid Jesus claim to be the Messiah?Did he promise to return and usher in a new age?How did Jesus envision the Kingdom of God?The Five Gospels answers these questions in a bold, dynamic work that will startle traditional readers of the Bible and rekindle interest in it among secular skeptics. In 1985 the Jesus Seminar, comprising a distinguished group of biblical scholars, was founded by Robert W. Funk. They embarked on a new translation and assessment of the gospels, including the recently discovered Gospel of Thomas. In pursuit of the historical Jesus, they used their collective expertise to determine the authenticity of more than fifteen hundred sayings attributed to him. Their remarkable findings appear in this book.
650 _aReligion-Spirituality
999 _c1502
_d1502