Sean Freyne (1935 - 2013) was professor emeritus of theology at Trinity College, Dublin, and a noted authority on ancient Galilee in the time of Jesus. His other books include Jesus, a Jewish Galilean: A New Reading of the Jesus Story.
Catholic Library World
"Readers will be richly rewarded and gain new insights into the
Gospels in reading this highly recommended study." John J.
Collins
--Yale Divinity School
"Seán Freyne devoted his life to the study of Galilee and the early
Jesus movement in its Galilean context. This book, completed
shortly before his death, pulls together the insights of a
lifetime. It is distinguished by its grounding in the
archaeological realia of ancient Galilee, but it also contains a
notable discussion of the sayings tradition and ranges on into the
second century. A fitting capstone to a fine scholarly career." J.
Andrew Overman
--Macalester College
"The most comprehensive and insightful study of the nature and
realm of the Jesus movement that we have today. This volume by Seán
Freyne is a must-read for students and scholars of Galilee and the
contours of the early Jesus movement. . . . Freyne's lifetime of
scholarly research and learning is on full display in this tour de
force." Karen L. King
--Harvard University
"This book culminates a distinguished career studying the
historical Jesus in Roman Galilee. Freyne guides readers expertly
through the most recent archaeological and literary research in a
fascinating and highly readable account that exhibits rare insight
into the social and political world of Jesus and his earliest
followers. . . . Highly recommended." Elaine Wainwright
--University of Auckland
"The pinnacle of a life's work, drawing together threads of much
previous research to weave a matrix for the ministry of Jesus and
the Christian mission into the second century. . . . A very
significant final work by Seán Freyne." Choice
"This book is an outstanding, up-to-date account of background,
contextual, and historical dimensions of Jesus's life and ministry
and the Jesus movement that developed after his death and
resurrection. . . . Essential." The Furrow
"This is clearly a book of value as the last word of a
distinguished Irish scholar who shows an impressive mastery of both
primary and secondary sources."
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