These studies develop further the investigation carried out in Dr Vermes' books Jesus the Jew and The Dead Sea Scrolls and shed light on many important and controversial issues from that period. Subjects include the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for Jewish studies and New Testament studies; the relationship of Jewish studies to the interpretation of the New Testament; and Jesus' understanding of himself. In particular; this volume contains the Riddell Memorial Lectures; 'The Gospel of Jesus the Jew'; which represent a continuation of Jesus the Jew. `New Testament scholarship owes an increasing debt to Geza Vermes for opening up perspectives on the understanding of the New Testament in its Jewish context. In this collection of lectures and articles dated between 1974 and 1981 we have a useful student's guide to essential Vermes. The material is mostly intended for a non-specialist audience; and so while it is sometimes inevitably oversimplified; it is more accessible to those who are not at home in the complexities of Jewish scholarship .. . No student of the New Testament should be unaware of Venues' positive contributions to our understanding of the world Jesus lived in; and of his challenges to traditional Christian approaches. This collection is a suitable lead-in. You will find it sometimes fascinating; sometimes infuriating; but generally a salutary challenge to re-examine your historical perspective on Jesus the Jew' (Themelios).
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great information in hereBy S. CooneyHaunting and true. Great information in here.5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Science Run AmokBy John MatlockScience has at the same time the power to do great good; and great evil; sometimes at the same time. For the 'honor' of the greatest evil that science has done to mankind there would be many candidates: poison gas; the Atomic bomb come to mind; but by any standard of inhumanity the organization and operation of the holocaust has to rank quite high.For the 'Final Solution' the skills of many professions were required:It was among the first applications of data processing using IBM punched card equipment to identify those with Jewish grandparents as 'Jews.'The operation of the roundup and transportation of Jews to the camps was a major transportation effort; especially after the Allied implemented the 'Transportation Plan' to systematically attach transportation within Germany. In spite of all the other needs for transportation to support their armies; the trains kept running to the camps.Then; of course came the killing camps themselves; organized with Teutonic efficiency down to signs that would calm the new arrivals even as the Germans prepared to kill them.This book is a series of essays on the use of science and technology in organized murder.I can't help but close with a comment about the recent revisionist historians who argue that the Holocaust didn't take place. Not once do I see a defendent at Nurnberg present the defense that this didn't take place; and these people were on trial for their lives.
