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Author Smith, Mark D., author

Title The final days of Jesus, the thrill of defeat, the agony of victory : a classical historian explores Jesus's arrest, trial, and execution / Mark D. Smith
Published Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Historia: evidence and classical history -- Ad fontes: sources, analysis, and what classical historians do -- Praefectus Iudaeae: Pontius Pilatus and his world -- Pontifices maximi: Annas, Caiaphas, and the high priesthood of Jerusalem -- Quaestio: the high priests' inquest -- Cognitio extra ordinem: the trial of the millennium -- Summum supplicium: the execution and burial of Jesus -- Ad consummationem: conclusion
Summary "Mark Smith brings his experience as a classical historian to bear on the life of the historical Jesus, piecing together the volatile political context of first-century Judaea, as well as the lives of Pontius Pilate, Annas, and Joseph Caiaphas. The claim that 'the Jews crucified Jesus' has spawned a long and tragic history of Christian anti-Semitism. Smith challenges this claim through detailed exploration of Roman, Jewish, and Christian written sources and a broad range of archaeological evidence, such as the ossuary of Caiaphas, the 'Hidden Gate', and the rich vein of research devoted to the archaeology of ritual purity. The result is an earthy and nuanced portrait of Jewish life under Roman rule. From his discussion of the multiplicity and brutality of Roman executions to the intricate personal relationships among elites that provided the means of collaboration and redress, Smith details the complex push-pull of forces between Rome and the Temple as they collided in one history-changing week."--Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion.
Jesus Christ -- Trial.
Jesus Christ -- Passion.
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Subject Bible and politics.
Roman provinces -- Religion.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
Bible and politics
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Passion of Jesus Christ
Roman provinces -- Religion
Trial of Jesus Christ
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780718847098
0718847091