Excavating Jesus
Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts: Revised and Updated
by John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L Reed

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Follow the premier historical Jesus authority and a brilliant archaeologist as they search the texts and stones of antiquity for the real Jesus.

 

Book Reviews

	"An original, nuanced synthesis of archaeological finds and textual exegesis, one that is rich in insights and in provocative interpretations."
	-- Michael Coogan, Professor of Religious Studies, Stonehill College, editor, The New Oxford History of the Biblical World
	"Comprehensive, expertly integrated, and powerfully illuminating... in keeping with the best of current archaeological theory and method."
	-- William G. Deever, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Arizona
	"A fascinating, beautifully illustrated and elegantly written account of the life and times of Jesus."
	-- Publishers Weekly
	"Lucid arguments, elegant prose, beautiful illustrations and skillful weaving of academic disciplines... will edify everyone who reads it."
	-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette