Jesus In The Tide Of Time: An Historical Study
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What can the ancient world tell us about the man who reshaped it? Jesus in the Tide of Time: An Historical Study presents a rigorous scholarly examination of the historical Jesus, situating his life, ministry, and enduring legacy within the broader currents of the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the first century. Drawing on classical sources, archaeological evidence, and contemporary scholarship, Ferguson argues that a clear-eyed historical analysis is not only possible but essential to understanding one of antiquity's most transformative figures. Written with the precision of an academic and the accessibility of a seasoned educator, the work methodically dismantles the barriers between faith and history. John Ferguson — President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, and formerly Dean and Director of Studies in Arts at The Open University — brings formidable interdisciplinary authority to this investigation. His prose is measured and erudite, characteristic of the finest tradition of British classical scholarship, and his argument is sustained by a command of primary sources rarely matched in popular theological writing. Published by the distinguished academic imprint Routledge & Kegan Paul, this is a work that will challenge the casual reader and reward the serious student in equal measure — leaving the ultimate question of who Jesus truly was tantalizingly within reach, yet never fully resolved.
Author: John Ferguson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What can the ancient world tell us about the man who reshaped it? Jesus in the Tide of Time: An Historical Study presents a rigorous scholarly examination of the historical Jesus, situating his life, ministry, and enduring legacy within the broader currents of the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the first century. Drawing on classical sources, archaeological evidence, and contemporary scholarship, Ferguson argues that a clear-eyed historical analysis is not only possible but essential to understanding one of antiquity's most transformative figures. Written with the precision of an academic and the accessibility of a seasoned educator, the work methodically dismantles the barriers between faith and history. John Ferguson — President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, and formerly Dean and Director of Studies in Arts at The Open University — brings formidable interdisciplinary authority to this investigation. His prose is measured and erudite, characteristic of the finest tradition of British classical scholarship, and his argument is sustained by a command of primary sources rarely matched in popular theological writing. Published by the distinguished academic imprint Routledge & Kegan Paul, this is a work that will challenge the casual reader and reward the serious student in equal measure — leaving the ultimate question of who Jesus truly was tantalizingly within reach, yet never fully resolved.