Jesus and the Jews - The Pharisaic Tradition in John

In Jesus and the Jews, Alan Watson reveals and substantiates a central yet previously unrecognized source for the composition of the Gospel of John. Strikingly antithetical to John's basic message, this source originated from an anti-Christian tradition promulgated by the Pharisees, the powerful and dogmatic teachers of Jewish law. The aims of this Pharisaic tradition, argues Watson, included discrediting Jesus as the Messiah, minimizing his historical importance, and justifying the Jewish authorities' role in his death. Jesus and the Jews joins three other works by Watson--The Trial of Jesus, Jesus and the Law, and Jesus: A Profile--to examine the early dynamism of western religion through refocused attention on biblical texts and other historical sources.

About the author

ALAN WATSON, Distinguished Research Professor and Ernest P. Rogers Chair at the University of Georgia School of Law, is regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on Roman law, comparative law, legal history, and law and religion. He is the author of numerous books, including The State, Law, and Religion: Pagan Rome (Georgia) and Roman Law and Comparative Law (Georgia). He is also the editor of the four-volume translation of the Digest of Justinian.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Watson
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2012
• EAN: 9780820341514
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4151-4
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Geschichte der Religion, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Religion - Church History, RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law