{"product_id":"jesus-a-profile-9780820341552","title":"Jesus: A Profile","description":"Alan Watson argues that a close examination of the Gospels in their historic and religious context reveals St. Mark's text as the most plausible account of how Jesus saw himself and how he was perceived by his contemporaries. In the gospel of Mark, Watson says that we see a Jesus who felt he was beyond the law--a man who was basically apolitical, hostile to dogma, and deliberately incomprehensible to his followers and enemies. Watson concludes that Jesus was essentially a cult leader--a charismatic individual who demanded personal faith from his followers with little regard to consistency or content of his message. \u003ci\u003eJesus: A Profile\u003c\/i\u003e joins three other works by Watson--\u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Law\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e--to examine the early dynamism of western religion through refocused attention on biblical texts and other historical sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820341552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatson, Alan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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 \u003ci\u003eThe State, Law, and Religion: Pagan Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia) and \u003ci\u003eRoman Law and Comparative Law\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia). He is also the editor of the four-volume translation of the \u003ci\u003eDigest of Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40747524980851,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b416e37b-c56c-4cb6-971c-dd581d811837.jpg?v=1678202841","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/jesus-a-profile-9780820341552","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}