In this, Geza Vermes' best known book, there emerges perhaps the closest portrayal that we have of a genuinely historical Jesus. Freed from the weight and onus of Christian doctrine or Jewish animus, Jesus here appears as a vividly human, yet profoundly misunderstood, figure, thoroughly grounded and contextualised within the extraordinary intellectual and cultural cross currents of his day. Jesus the Jew is a remarkable portrait by a brilliant scholar writing at the height of his powers, informed by insights from the New Testament, Jewish literature, and the Dead Sea Scrolls alike.
Publication date 1973 Pages 286 pp. Jesus the Jew: A historian's reading of the Gospels (1973) is a book by, who was a Reader in Jewish Studies at the when it was written. It was originally published by Collins in London. Review citations and excerpts.
Liberty University
Review:, September 13, 1993, volume 240, issue 37, page 36. Review:, September 16, 1981, volume 98, page 916 ' picked this book up from the dying Collins firm; it has a 1973 publication date in England. The author has written on the Dead Sea Scrolls, but in this book his main interest is to give a Jewish Portrait of Jesus in his environment.
Gary R Habermas
Elaborate reference materials at the back of the book reinforce his arguments and lead readers beyond his significant beginnings. His Jesus is a very recognizable zaddik, a just man, a teacher, an exemplar.'