Entering into the renewed and sometimes confusing attempts to comprehend the work of Jesus of Nazareth and his person, Ben Witherington guides the reader through a vast complex of ancient documents and contemporary questions. He shows that Jesus' contemporaries viewed Jesus as a Jewish prophetic sage whose teaching and style were a reflection of the convergence of Hebrew wisdom and prophetic forms and ideas. Witherington traces the path of wisdom from its earliest manifestations in the Hebrew Bible to its importance in the work of Jesus and then to its apparent influence on the Christology of Paul and other New Testament writers. The result is a masterful contribution to scholarship, written with verve and clarity.
- ISBN10 0800627113
- ISBN13 9780800627119
- Publish Date 1 December 1994 (first published 1 August 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Augsburg Fortress
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 436
- Language English