Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

Media:	Paperback
Author:	Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Release date:	01 January, 1999
Our price:	$15.95

Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

Average rating: Stars

Great analysis of the historical Jesus

I listened to some of Ehrman's lectures before reading this book. I've found his approach to presenting the historical Jesus entertaining while still being very informative. This is the only book I've read on the historical Jesus and I found it fascinating. Ehrman places everything in context, bringing much more clarity to the gospels than I've ever seen in a church.

After reading, I think Ehrman's analysis of Jesus being an apocalyptic prophet is well-argued and convincing. This book may offend some, as Ehrman makes no effort to portray Jesus in a divine light.

All in all, this was a good book...it drug on in some sections and was a bit too detailed. In other areas, Ehrman's style was highly entertaining and at times funny.

Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium - Bart D. Ehrman

Great intro for newcomers

This is a splendid short introduction to the mainstream scholarly view of Jesus. Ehrman emphasizes the evidence he uses and why it means what he says. This is a clear, witty, and convincing book.

Certain to shock a lot of people.

Bart D. Ehrman - Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

An amazing book on the historical Jesus

Bart Ehrman is one of the best scholars in the field of historical Christianity. This book proves this point without a doubt. Dr. Ehrman's writing style is extremely easy to read and understand and is actually very entertaining. This has to be one of the least dry books I have ever read. The historical Jesus is a mysterious figure that scholars have been trying to figure out for decades. Often Jesus' teachings are misinterpreted and set in contexts that destroy the meaning of his words. Dr. Ehrman tries to correct these points and teaches the reader what the historical Jesus most likely said and did based on the best evidence. The is by NO means an exhaustive study, as the author points out. It is, however, a great place to start your study of the historical Jesus. Even if you have been at it for a while, like me, this book can give you new ideas and presents a pretty different view from other scholars, such as John Crossan, Elaine Pagels, EP Sander, ect. Dr. Ehrman is my favorite scholar in that he is very easy to understand and makes his views clear and to the point. Last, Dr. Ehrman is very good at not being biased to one side. He leaves it to the reader to decided whether they want to believe the Jesus of history or the Jesus of faith.

Overall, this is probably the best book written on the historical Jesus. Dr. Ehrman is an amazing author and makes points that are very hard to argue. But he also points out, on numerous occasions, that we can speculate all we want, but unless there is more evidence discovered, then there is no way to truly know about the historical Jesus.

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