Who Killed Jesus?

Exposing The Roots Of Anti-semitism In The Gospel Story Of The Death Of Jesus

BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN

Brief Description:
In his most controversial book, Crossan shows that the traditional understanding of the Gospels as historical fact is not only wrong but dangerous. Drawing on the best of biblical, anthropological and historical research, he argues that it was the Roman government that tried and executed Jesus as a social agitator. Crossan also addresses such theological questions as "Did Jesus die for our sins?" and "Is our faith in vain if there was no bodily resurrection?" Ultimately, however, Crossan's radical reexamination shows that the belief that the Jews killed Jesus is an early Christian myth directed against rival Jewish groups.

HarperSanFrancisco 1996 256 PP. Paper

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