John Dominic Crossan, PH.D.

Jonathan L. Reed, PH.D.

Excavating Jesus

Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts

Talking Points

JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN teams up with JONATHAN REED— a Galilean field archaeologist—to show us that the apostle Paul functioned as a second Jesus to the outside world. They can speak to the historical figure of Paul and his influential legacy, and how the whole Jesus vs. Paul debate is misguided.

JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN is generally regarded as the leading historical Jesus scholar in the world. He is the author of several bestselling books including The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Birth of Christianity, and Who Killed Jesus? He lives in Clermont, FL.

JONATHAN L. REED teaches New Testament and Christian Origins at La Verne College, La Verne, CA. He is a leading authority on 1st-century Palestine Archaology, has been involved in several major digs, and is now the lead archaeologist at Sepphoris. He recenly published a major scholarly book on his research, Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus. He lives in Upland, CA.

Description

Drawing on new historical analyses and archaeological discoveries, this book answers many of the vital questions about Paul and the first Christians.