Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography (2000 Chilton), book

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Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography (2000) is a book by Bruce Chilton.

Abstract

In Chilton's view, Jesus was a pious Galilean rabbi and Kabbalah teacher, who promoted a form of spirituality based on a more direct relation with God the Father.

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: Doubleday, 2000. Reprinted in New York, NY: Image Books, 2002; New York, NY: Doubleday, 2008.

Table of contents

  • 1. A Mamzer from Nazareth
  • 2. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
  • 3. The Talmud of John
  • 4. The Prodigal Returns
  • 5. The Spirit Chaser
  • 6. Chasid in the Holy City
  • 7. Capernaum's Delight
  • 8. Beyond the Pale
  • 9. Three Huts
  • 10. The Sword of Rome
  • 11. "A Cave of Thugs"
  • 12. At the Tomb of the Dead
  • 13. King of the Jews
  • 14. The Kabbalah of Crucifixion
  • Epilogue

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