Appointment in Jerusalem: A Search for the Historical Jesus

by Max I. Dimont

Overview

The acclaimed author of Jews, God, and History considers the historical Jesus “in the spirited, witty, fascinating manner in which his scholarship excels” (Bookviews).

Biblical historian Max Dimont, author of the classic Jews, God, and History, explores the mystery surrounding the predictions Jesus made about his fate. Examining the gospel, Dimont re-creates the drama in three acts using his knowledge of the events recorded in the Bible. Thoughtful and fascinating, Appointment in Jerusalem examines the questions that have surrounded religion for centuries. Who was Jesus, the Christian messiah or a member of a Jewish sect? Dimont’s insight is intelligent and surprising.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497636569
Publisher:	Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication date:	09/16/2014
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	871,259
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Max I. Dimont’s Jews, God, and History, with more than a million and a half copies in print, has been acclaimed the “best popular history of the Jews written in the English language.” It answers the questions of the layman searching for an interpretation and understanding of events and facts covering four thousand years of Jewish and world history. The author’s unique approach to his subject is continued in The Indestructible Jews, The Jews in America, and The Amazing Adventures of the Jewish People. His last book, Appointment in Jerusalem, was published, after twenty years of research, shortly before his death in 1992.

Editorial Reviews

Dimont, author of the best-selling Jesus, God, and History ( LJ 11/1/62), continues his examination of Jesus as a historical figure. He takes the religious stance that prevailed in the Roman Empire (i.e., the Roman people believed all religions to be equally true; the Roman philosophers believed all religions to be equally false; and the Roman emperors believed all religions to be equally useful). Dimont presents the seven major faces of Jesus as a historical figure, and how He was portrayed in Gospel accounts. Readers are urged to challenge their own beliefs and to decide whether Jesus was the Jewish Messiah, the Son of Man, a Prophet, or an imposter who masterminded events to conform to Old Testament prophecies. Recommended for academic and seminary libraries.--Ravonne A. Green, Emmanuel Coll. Lib., Franklin Springs, Ga.

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