John Dominic Crossan is Professor Emeritus at De Paul University. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus (T&T Clark 1992) and The Greatest Prayer (SPCK 2011).
"A refreshing and stunningly insightful treatment of the gospels as
parables. In this book John Dominic Crossan has solidified his
reputation as the greatest New Testament scholar of our
generation."--John Shelby Spong, author of Re-Claiming the Bible
for a Non-Religious World
"John Dominic Crossan, who has given the world a series of
insightful books on Jesus, has done it again. His innovative
presentation... offers a brilliant new way of looking at parable
and metaphor in the gospels and in the life of Jesus of
Nazareth."--Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Bible and
Christian Studies Chapman University
"John Dominic Crossan has done it again. His innovative
presentation of how Jesus told stories about God's kingdom and how
the gospel authors told stories about Jesus offers a brilliant new
way of looking at parable and metaphor in the gospels and in the
life of Jesus of Nazareth."--Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor
of Bible and Christian Studies Chapman University
"A remarkable and important book for Christians and for all who
seek to understand the Bible better--Crossan combines his customary
literary and historical brilliance with fresh insights that
illuminate not only the parables of Jesus but much of the Bible as
a whole."--Marcus J. Borg, author of Speaking Christian
"This book is like unto a virus, which a crafty leprechaun took,
and infected our preferred operating systems with a Jesus O/S, that
is incompatible with previous versions. Verily I say unto ye,
Fortunate is the church if a little Crossan goes viral. It may
leaveneth the whole lump."--Rev. David Felten & Rev. Jeff
Procter-Murphy, co-creators of the Living the Questions series
"A fascinating book, written with Crossan's usual lucidity but
likely to disturb conservative Christians; a must for most academic
and seminary libraries as well as many church groups and
pastors."--Library Journal
"Moving from the parables of Israel's Scriptures to the parables
told by Jesus of Nazareth to the parables of his life recorded in
the ancient Gospels, Crossan combines acute historical
investigation with challenging theological observation. In so
doing, he recovers the profundity, and the provocation, of the
biblical tradition."--Amy-Jill Levine, author of THE MEANING OF THE
BIBLE
"Crossan's exceptional clarity and methodical presentation combine
to make this one of the best, most enthralling Bible-study courses
many readers will ever take."--Booklist (starred review)
"Offers valuable and accessible insights into the intentions of the
evangelists and the revolutionary content of the
gospels."--Publishers Weekly
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