Passion : The True Story of an Event That Changed Human History

by Vermes, Geza (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780143036883
• ISBN10: 0143036882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-31
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Summary

Mel Gibson’s controversial film showed that conflicting, destructive emotions are still very much alive, so this accessible little book . . . could do much to clear the air.” —Karen Armstrong, The Times(London) There can be no doubt that around two thousand years ago, a charismatic Jewish figure named Jesus was judicially murdered, but the actual details of that event continue to be hotly debated to this day. Sifting through the myths, fabrications, and misunderstandings surrounding the Passion of the Christ, distinguished Jesus scholar Geza Vermes offers an intelligent and fascinating examination of the events of this extraordinary story. Getting as close as possible to the truth behind those few fateful days in Jerusalem, The Passionis vital reading for anyone wanting to know the truth.

Author Biography

Geza Vermes is the editor of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English and the author of The Changing Faces of Jesus and The Authentic Gospel of Jesus.

Table of Contents

Literary and historical preliminaries	p. 9
The evangelists' accounts of the Passion	p. 34
The Last Supper	p. 34
The arrest of Jesus	p. 38
The interrogation of Jesus according to John	p. 42
The night trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin	p. 44
The morning meeting of the Sanhedrin	p. 49
The suicide of Judas	p. 52
Jesus before Pilate	p. 53
Jesus sent to Herod Antipas and back to Pilate	p. 57
The passover amnesty and Barabbas	p. 59
The death sentence	p. 62
The crucifixion	p. 66
The death of Jesus	p. 72
The burial of Jesus	p. 77
The Passion accounts compared with one another and with sources from outside the New Testament	p. 81
Comments on the general agreements	p. 94
Comments on disagreements between the Synoptics and John	p. 96
Comments on some peculiarities in Luke	p. 109
The denouement	p. 111
Epilogue : the leading actors of the Passion story	p. 117
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