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James, Brother of Jesus Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Retail Price: $27.00 CenturyOne Price: $0.00 Availability: Out-Of-Print Format: Paperback, 320pp. ISBN: 0334026954 Publisher: Trinity Pr International Pub. Date: November 1997 Book Information: Description Table of Contents Customer Reviews Find Similar Books Average Customer Review: Out-Of-Print A new copy is not available from CenturyOne at this time. A used copy may be available from our network of book dealers. Search Out-of-Print   Item No: 2695-4 Description From The Publisher: James, the brother of Jesus, is a figure largely unknown to the majority of Christians. Doctrinally, the existence of a physical brother of Jesus – if this is what James was – is to say the least, an embarrassment. Furthermore, how he came to be head of the Jerusalem church so soon after the death of Jesus is shrouded in mystery. All this makes him a fascinating subject for a full-length study, all the more so since any attempt to answer the questions surrounding him necessarily leads to a wider investigation: of the nature of Judaism at the time of the birth of Christianity, of the person and message of Jesus, and of the earliest church. Here more attention than usual has to be paid to the perspectives of those who did not eventually come out on top and write the official Christian history. Pierre-Antoine Bernheim is an expert and sure guide on all these questions, combining almost the style of a mystery writer with a clear grasp of the evidence and the results of wide research. He has a touch which many scholars can only envy. Those who have grown weary of the dullness of so much of current New Testament study and appreciate historical puzzles can for once simply sit back and enjoy following a great story-teller whose conclusions have serious implications, for all the lightness with which they are presented. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Brother of Jesus? Scriptural evidence Opposing theories The Helvidian theory The Epiphanian theory The Hieronymian theory and its variants 2. A Galilean Family A pious family James, son of David A modest carpente James' educatio 3. What is a Jew? God, his people and his covenant Living according to the law What is the law? Circumcision The sabbath Dietary laws A demanding morality The temple syste And afterwards? A Galilean Judaism 4. Jesus, James and the Brothers A difficult relationship The Synoptic Gospels The Gospel of John Jesus and the family James, disciple? 5. A Famous Brother Why did Jesus die? The kingdom of God Jesus and the law Jesus and the Gentiles 6. An Uncertain History An edifying account Whom to believe? 7. How Can One Be Christian? Jews and Gentiles The beginnings of the mission to the Gentiles The Council of Jerusalem The Apostolic Decree Trouble at Antioch After Antioch 8. James, the First Pope? Who gives the orders? The rise of James James and Peter A family affair 9. A Strawy Epistle A disputed letter A cultivated author Woe to the rich! James and the law br>James and Paul A Jewish-Christian testimony 10. The Death of a Just Man Presumed innocent A truncated text? Confused evidence A settling of accounts in the temple Conclusion: The Legacy of James The heirs An embarrassing figure Notes Index of Biblical References Index of Names Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject James the Brother of Jesus Biblical Personalities

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