As Others Saw Him (1895 Jacobs), novel

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As Others Saw Him: A Retrospect, AD 54 is a novel by Joseph Jacobs.

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First published anonymously in London and Boston (1895)

Summary

“.” A Jew (one of the members of the Sanhedrim) looks back at events, and writes to an Alexandrian friend of what he saw in Jerusalem during Jesus' ministry, offering a critical yet largely appreciative portrait of the prophet of Nazareth. By famous Jewish historian and scholar of fairy tales.