''Jesus the Jew: A historian's reading of the Gospels'' (1973) is a book by

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, who was a Reader in Jewish Studies at the

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when it was written. It was originally published by Collins in London.

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" Fortress 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. 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."

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'' January 1976, page 134 *Review: '' Commonweal'', December 6, 1974, page 244 *Review: ''America'', July 27, 1974, page 38 *Review: ''The Christian Century'' June 5, 1974, page 620

"Already regarded as a turn-in-the-road book, this historical study eschews most theological elements and jolts Christian readers into relocating Jesus in his original Jewish environment. Positive thinking about an often forgotten context; readable by nonspecialists."

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