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''' A Life of Jesus''' (1950) is a book by [[Edgar J. Goodspeed]]. 

==Abstract==

This book by a renowned scholar was intended for a popular audience, while retaining its scholarly nature. Jesus is presented as "a non miracle-working figure contending with Pharisaic opponents... but with also some conversion to the eschatological faith" (Weaver).

====References====

* [[The Historical Jesus in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1950 (1999 Weaver), book]], pp. 356-358.

==Editions and translations==
Published in New York, NY: Harper, 1950. 

==Table of contents==

*Jesus' childhood and youth  
*His great vocation bursts upon him 
*The first disciples 
*Jesus begins his work in Galilee 
*The first clash with the pharisees and the choosing of the twelve 
*Jesus' preaching: the sermon on the mount 
*Preaching and conflict in Galilee 
*Sending out the twelve 
*Jesus and John the Baptist 
*The second clash with the pharisees and the retreat to the sea 
*The third clash with the pharisees 
*The great offensive: Jesus moves on Jerusalem 
*The advance through trans-Jordan 
*Jesus reaches Jerusalem
*The crisis at Jerusalem 
*The transformation of the passover 
*Gethsemane and the trial 
*The crucifixion and the resurrection

==External links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=2LBZAAAAMAAJ&q=A+Life+of+Jesus&dq=A+Life+of+Jesus&ei=OC1-S5rGBYOGyASIqZztCg&client=firefox-a&cd=2 Google Books]


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