Book #58234

Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: a Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity

Paula Fredriksen

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: Fourth Printing
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
ISBN: 0679446753

Price: $40.00

A Fine Later Printing in a Near Fine dust-jacket that bears general shelfwear.

Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was a Jewish prophet who died on the cross and rose from the dead, confirming the teachings of Moses and inaugurating the Messianic Age. Fredriksen, a historian, tells the story of Jesus's life and the origins of Christianity, examining both the Jewish and Greco-Roman perspectives.; 8vo; 327 pages.