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A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study.\u003c\/em\u003e—Géza Vermès, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction that reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights.\u003c\/em\u003e—Reginald H. Fuller, \u003cem\u003eJournal of the American Academy of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian.\u003c\/em\u003e—James D. 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