Bruce Chilton
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms-witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this new biography, biblical scholar Chilton offers an authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through interpretations of ancient texts, he shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus'. He traces the evolving images...
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Rabbi Paul is at once a compelling, highly readable biography and a window on how Jesusʼ message was transformed into a religion embraced by millions around the world. Drawing on Paulʼs own writings as well as historical and scholarly documents about his life and times, Chilton portrays an all-too-human saint who helped to create both the most beautiful and the most troublesome aspects of the Church. He shows that Paul sought to specify the correct...
Author
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Among the world's religions, Christianity and Judaism are the most symmetrical: They have a common foundation, tell a single story, originate in the Hebrew Scriptures of ancient Israel, and share a commitment to many of the revelations of those Scriptures. But in our day of religious tolerance, there is a tendency to overlook or even disregard the vital differences between the two religions in the name of good will, thus undermining the chance for...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
In a provocative new biography, a noted biblical scholar delves into the cultural and religious forces that shaped Jesus' life and teachings and offers important new insights into Christianity and the man who founded it. Chilton puts pieces of the puzzle together in an extraordinary biography that sweeps readers into first-century Palestine and re-creates the world as Jesus knew it.