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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

• Google Books