Jonathan L. Reed

Many theories exist about who Saint Paul was, what he believed, and what role he played in the origins of Christianity. In In Search of Paul, John Dominic Crossan, the eminent historical Jesus scholar, and Jonathan L. Reed, an expert in biblical archaeology, combine their expertise to reveal that Paul, like Jesus, focused on championing the Kingdom of God against the dominant yet temporal powers of the Roman empire.Against the background of first-century Greco-Roman and Jewish life, In Search of Paul reveals the work of Paul as never before. The authors show just how and why messages of equality, caring for the poor, and building a just society under Gods rules were so appealing to those living under the tyranny of Rome.John Dominic Crossan is generally regarded as the leading historical Jesus scholar in the world. He is the author of several bestselling books including The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Birth of Christianity, and Who Killed Jesus? He lives in Clermont, FL.Jonathan L. Reed teaches New Testament and Christian origins at La Verne College in La Verne, California. He is a leading authority on first-century Palestinian archaeology, has been involved in several major digs, and is now the lead archaeologist at Sepphoris. He is the author of Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus.An adventure in history, theology, and the politics of empire. Christianity needs this book, but so does America. - James Carroll, author of Constantines Sword

Historical understanding of the world in which Jesus lived has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few decades. However, lesser known but still spectacular advances in first-century Palestinian archaeology also explain a great deal about Jesus, his followers, and his teachings. Excavating Jesus is the first book to combines these two fields of knowledge, and it does it in a fresh, accessible way that will interest biblical scholars, archeologists, and anyone with an interest in early Christianity.Written by John Dominic Crossan, the worlds premier Jesus scholar, and leading archeologist Jonathan L. Reed, each chapter of Excavating Jesus focuses on a major modern archaeological or textual discovery and shows how that discovery opens a window onto a key feature of Jesuss life and teachings. John Dominic Crossan is generally regarded as the leading historical Jesus scholar in the world. He is the author of several bestselling books including The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Birth of Christianity, and Who Killed Jesus? He lives in Clermont, FL.Jonathan L. Reed teaches New Testament and Christian Origins at La Verne College, La Verne, CA. He is a leading authority on first-century Palestinian archaeology, has been involved in several major digs, and is now the lead archaeologist at Sepphoris. He is the author of Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus. He lives in Upland, CA.This is a fascinating and exhilarating study, which breathes new life into the quest for the historical Jesus. - Karen Armstrong, author of A History of God

Un arqueólogo especializado en la Palestina de comienzos de nuestra era, el profesor Reed, y una de las máximas figuras de los estudios sobre los orígenes del cristianismo, John D. Crossan, han combinado en este libro fundamental sus respectivos conocimientos para mostrarnos las aportaciones realizadas en los ultimos años por la investigacion arqueologica (la inscripcion de Poncio Pilato, la casa del apostol Pedro, etc.) y por los estudios textuales (los manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los codices de Nag Hammadi, la relacion entre los evangelios canonicos, el evangelio Q y el de santo Tomas, etc.), con lo que consiguen ofrecernos una imagen mas real y documentada del Jesus historico, de sus enseñanzas y de sus seguidores.

Un investigador considerado como la máxima autoridad en arqueología de la Palestina del siglo I de nuestra era, el profesor Jonathan l. Reed, que dirige en la actualidad las excavaciones de Séforis, y una de las maximas figuras de los estudios sobre los origenes del cristianismo, John Dominic Crossan, profesor emerito de la De Paul University en Chicago, y autor de El Jesus de la historia, han sumado en este libro sus respectivos conocimientos para combinarlos y desenterrar de ellos una vision renovada del Jesus historico y de su tiempo. Para ello, Reed ha seleccionado las aportaciones mas importantes realizadas en los ultimos años en el campo de las excavaciones arqueologicas, como la inscripcion del prefecto Poncio Pilato, la casa del apostol Pedro, una embarcacion de pescadores del mar de Galilea, etc. Y Crossan ha hecho lo mismo en el de los hallazgos textuales, como los manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los codices de Nag Hammadi, la nueva vision de la relacion existente entre los evangelios canonicos, el evangelio Q, el de santo Tomas y el de Pedro, etc. La originalidad de este libro reside precisamente en haber sabido conjugar por primera vez las aportaciones de dos campos tan distintos, que se combinan para ofrecernos una imagen mas real y documentada de Jesus, de sus enseñanzas y de sus seguidores, a la vez que iluminan el marco historico de la lucha entre el poder romano y la apasionada defensa por parte de los judios de su fe en un Dios justo.